Chelkou Game Reserve

Chelkou Game Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Chelkou Game Reserve
Location in South Sudan
Nearest city Aweil
Coordinates 9°36′N 26°00′E / 9.6°N 26°E / 9.6; 26Coordinates: 9°36′N 26°00′E / 9.6°N 26°E / 9.6; 26

The Chelkou Game Reserve is a game reserve established in 1939 in South Sudan. The site has an area of 5,500 square kilometres (2,100 sq mi).[1] The savannah woodland habitat features key species of Elephant, giant eland, and buffalo. [2]

References

  1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas
  2. ↑ United Nations Environment Programme (2007). Sudan: post-conflict environmental assessment. UNEP/Earthprint. pp. 261, 263–. ISBN 978-92-807-2702-9. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
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