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Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary - Senegal
In Danger 2000 to 2008
Website Category: African wetlands
Area: 160 km2
Inscribed: 1981.
Criteria: (vii) aesthetic (x) biodiversity
Values: The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary is a wetland in the Senegal river delta, which serves as an over-wintering site for vast numbers of waterfowl and other Palaearctic migrant birds. Historically, the site was subject to alternating cycles of seasonal flooding with fresh water from the Senegal River, followed by an influx of salt water from the ocean during the dry season. This hydrological regime has been altered with the construction of dams both upstream and downstream of the sanctuary. A seasonal freshwater flood is now provided by release of impounded water, but the saltwater flooding no longer occurs. Waterbird counts in 1998 (after the dams were completed) revealed half a million individuals of just the top four species - garganey (222,000), pintail (120,000), ruff (120,000) and white-faced tree duck (36,000).
Slideshow of the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary/world heritage site.
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Links to other places in the African Wetlands category: Okavango Delta l iSimangaliso l Banc d'Arguin l Lake Ichkeul | Sanganeb & Dungonab
Links: Google Earth | UNEP-WCMC Site Description | Official UNESCO Site Details | Birdlife IBA
