Guembeul Natural Reserve

Infobox_protected_area | name =Réserve spéciale de faune de Guembeul
iucn_category = IV

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caption =Scimitar Oryx at the Guembeul Reserve
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location = Gandiol Region, Senegal
nearest_city = Saint-Louis, Senegal
lat_degrees = 15
lat_minutes = 55
lat_seconds = 00
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 16
long_minutes = 28
long_seconds = 00
long_direction = E
area = 720 hectares
established = 1 January 1983
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governing_body = Ministre de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature - Senegal
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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.

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

* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=11653&level=nat Wold Database of Protected Areas record] .
* [http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/0712p.htm UNEP site factsheet, 1986] .
* [http://www.environnement.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=2 Ministre de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature] : parks listings.