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Banc d’Arguin National Park

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Where Sahara meets the ocean The national park of Banc d Arguin stretches about 160 km along the Atlantic coast covering more than 12 000 km² of surface There are about 280 species of birds here and all together
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are fairly similar all year with a mean monthly minimum in December of 8°C and maximum in September of 34°C Monod 1977 Vegetation The park lies at the junction between the Afrotropical and Palaearctic biogeographic realms The
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seaweeds covering a total area of between 600 to 800 sq km and favourable habitat for the reproduction and development of fish Fauna Of the estimated seven million wading birds which use the Atlantic flyway approximately 30 spends the winter at Banc
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Fish are one of the most important components of the fauna The shallow tidal flats act as important breeding and nursery areas Cultural Heritage Archaeological sites of the Neolithic period and vestiges of the Almoravide civilisation are found on a number
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and diversity between 25 000 and 40 000 pairs belonging to 15 species making the largest colonies of water birds in West Africa Conservation Management The park was established to protect both the natural resources and the valuable fisheries which make a
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