Kiang West National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
National park found in Gambia
About Kiang West National Park
Kiang West National Park is one of the largest and most important wildlife reserves in The Gambia, although the park receives few tourists. It was declared a national park in 1987 and is managed by the Gambia Department of Parks and Wildlife Management. Most of the park is located on a plateau of low altitude. It consists of Guinea savanna and dry deciduous woodland, as well as tidal flats and mangrove creeks. The park is unpopulated, though villages are located close outside its borders. The park is an important area for Gambian wildlife. Mammals include the African clawless otter, bushbuck, caracal, common duiker, leopard, marsh mongoose, serval, sitatunga, spotted hyena and the warthog. West African manatees and humpback dolphins are sometimes observed in the park's waters. The park has
Kiang West National Park Travel Guide Sections
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