Kainji National Park

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Kainji National Park is a major Nigerian national park known for its diverse wildlife, savanna and woodland ecosystems, and inclusion of the Kainji Lake area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
area about 5,340 square kilometres
climate tropical savanna climate
contains Kainji Lake National Park Game Reserve
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ecosystemType riparian habitat
savanna
woodland
governingBody Nigerian National Park Service
hasFeature Kainji Dam reservoir shoreline
floodplains
gallery forest
wooded grassland
hasPart Borgu sector
linked to: Borgu region

Kainji Lake
Zugurma sector
hasVegetation Guinea savanna
Sudan savanna
hasWildlife African elephant
baboons
buffalo
crocodile
hippopotamus
kob
leopard
lion
roan antelope
various bird species
warthog
waterbuck
inception 1978
IUCNCategory II
legalStatus gazetted national park of Nigeria
locatedIn Kwara State NERFINISHED
Niger State NERFINISHED
locatedOn Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River
nearestCity New Bussa
partOf network of Nigerian national parks
protectedFor biodiversity
habitat conservation
wildlife conservation
threat habitat degradation
illegal grazing
poaching
tourismActivity birdwatching
boat trips on Kainji Lake
wildlife viewing

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Niger State hasProtectedArea Kainji National Park
Kainji River hasNearbyProtectedArea Kainji Lake National Park
linked to: Kainji National Park
Kainji National Park contains Kainji Lake National Park Game Reserve
linked to: Kainji National Park
Borgu Game Reserve partOf Kainji Lake National Park
linked to: Kainji National Park
Borgu Game Reserve formsPartOf Kainji Lake National Park complex
linked to: Kainji National Park