Guembeul Natural Reserve

Réserve spéciale de faune de Guembeul
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Scimitar Oryx at the Guembeul Reserve
Location	Gandiol Region, Senegal
Nearest city	Saint-Louis, Senegal
Coordinates	15°55′00″N 16°28′00″W
Area	720 hectares
Established	1 January 1983
Governing body	Ministre de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature - Senegal
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Réserve Spéciale de Faune de Gueumbeul
Designated	29 September 1986
Reference no.	338[1]

Guembeul Natural Reserve (fr. Réserve spéciale de faune de Guembeul) is a natural reserve located about 10 km south of Saint-Louis, Senegal, in the Gandiol region. It covers an area of 720 hectares, and was designated an IUCN category IV Faunal Reserve in 1983.

Geochelone sulcata

The park is home to many species of birds, reptiles and mammals. The site is also the center for reintroduction programs of three species of gazelles and is home to the African spurred tortoise.

References

1. "Réserve Spéciale de Faune de Gueumbeul". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links

• World Database of Protected Areas record.
• UNEP site factsheet, 1986^{[permanent dead link‍]}.
• Ministre de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature: parks listings.