Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve

Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve (KAR) is a small nature reserve in Senegal, located at the mouth of Kalissaye Pond in the middle of the Casamance River.

Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of Senegal
LocationZiguinchor Region
Nearest cityZiguinchor
Coordinates12°40′N 16°45′W
Area0.16 km2
Established1978
Visitors0 (in 2006)
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Official nameKalissaye
Designated1 September 2017
Reference no.2326[1]

Like Basse Casamance National Park 35 km away, KAR is currently closed due to the Casamance Conflict.

Flora

On the small sandy islands making up the reserve, vegetation consists mainly of Ipomoea pes-caprae, Sporobolus spicatus, and Alternanthera maritima.

Fauna

The reserve was created in 1978 to protect sea turtle and seabird colonies.

There were more than 10,000 Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) in the reserve during the 1980s, and there are also many royal terns (Thalasseus maximus) and great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus).

Several sea turtle species are quite populous, including loggerheads (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas).

The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and the African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) are also observed in the area.

See also

  • List of national parks and nature reserves of Senegal
  • Environment of Senegal

References

  1. "Kalissaye". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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