Basse Casamance National Park

Basse Casamance National Park (Parc National de la Basse Casamance), located near Oussouye in Ziguinchor, is one of six national parks in Senegal. It is currently closed.

History
The park was created in 1970.

Characteristics
It encompasses an area of 5000 ha.

The main biotopes are Guinean forests and savannah woodlands.

Fauna
There are 200 species of birds and fifty species of mammals, including African forest buffalo, African leopard, Campbell's mona monkey, Prince Demidoff's bushbaby and western red colobus.

Tourism
The site is located 20 km from Cap Skirring Airport.

Because of the Casamance conflict, the park, possibly contaminated with land mines, has been closed to visitors for several years.