Pama Reserve

Infobox_protected_area | name = Pama Reserve
iucn_category = IV

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caption = The Pama reserve(9) is the western part of the WAP complex.
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location = flag icon|Burkina Faso
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area = 2237 km²
established = 1955
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Pama Reserve is a partial reserve in Burkina Faso. Established in 1955 it is located in Kompienga Province and covers an area of 2237 km². Its eastern border is the Singou river, separating it from two other reserves, Singou and Arli. The western border is the national road N18 from Fada N'Gourma to Porga. In the South the reserve reaches the Pendjari river, being Burkina Faso's border with Benin. The reserve is home to elephants, hippopotamuses, lions and leopards [http://www-tem.jrc.it/PA/pa/3228/frame_3228.html African Protected Areas Report] ] and 450 species of flowering plants [http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?SL039-07 Mbayngone, E.; M. Schmidt; K. Hahn-Hadjali; A. Thiombiano; S. Guinko. 2008. Magnoliophyta of the partial faunal reserve of Pama, Burkina Faso. Check List 4(3):251-266. ] ] .

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