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Djoudj ° Delta du
Saloum ° La Madeleine
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Delta du Saloum
The park is very accessible by land. You could include it in your next visit on the "Little coast / Siné Saloum tourist route". Animal life Deer, antelope, hyenas, pelicans, herons, warthogs, teals, monkeys and other species abound.
Bird Species
Djoudj ° Delta du
Saloum ° La Madeleine
La Madeleine
The rocky nature of the archipelago, as well as the inaccessibility of some of its islands, have favored the development of numerous colonies of aquatic birds that you will be able to find only in this area. A few miles from Dakar, La Madeleine is a naturally protected haven for birds. Djoudj ° Delta du
Saloum ° La Madeleine
Langue de Barbarie
The park is very accessible over land or water. Djoudj ° Delta du
Saloum ° La Madeleine
Lower Casamance
Fauna
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Saloum ° La Madeleine
Niokolo-Koba
Niokolo-Koba National Park extends through two geographical zones: the Sudanese savanna and the Guinean forest. The Gambia river and its tributaries, the Koulountou and the Niokolo-Koba rivers flow through the park, which is open during the dry season from December through May. Fauna Over 300 bird species, elephants, hippopotamuses, monkeys, buffalos, water bucks, lions, antelopes, crocodiles and warthogs.
Djoudj ° Delta du Saloum ° La Madeleine ° Langue de Barbarie ° Lower Casamance ° Niokolo-Koba |
Located
in the Delta of the Saloum river, 50 miles west of
Kaolack, Delta du Saloum National Park extends through
over 180,000 acres of mangroves and small islands of sand
dunes. It is a real bird watcher's paradise where you can
observe pelicans, pink flamingos, storks and other birds.
Located
in Northeastern Sénégal, not far from the mouth
of the Sénégal River (37 miles from St. Louis),
Djoudj National Park is situated along the
southern border of the Sahara desert. Its
excellent positioning allows for the confluence
of numerous migrating birds from the North to
South, or vice versa. 
Opposite
Dakar, the archipelago of La Madeleine constitutes a
protected marine park of 1100 acres. 
A
narrow bed of sandy terrain between the Atlantic Ocean
and the Sénégal River, Langue de Barbarie National Park
constitutes a true shelter for the birds and sea turtles
that come here in the mating season. 
At the
extreme south of the country the National Park of Lower
Casamance extends over 12,000 acres of mangroves and
forests. Located in a very rainy zone, the park benefits
from luxuriant vegetation of the forest with its
beautiful palm trees, tall kapock trees, and imposing
"parinarias". 