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The Termit Massif Total Reserve is a nature reserve in the southeast of the African nation of Niger which was s established as a total Faunal Reserve IUCN type IV on 1 January 1962 covering an area of 700,000 hectares.

Geography
It is a Total Faunal Reserve IUCN type IV, established 1 January 1962, covering over 700,000 hectares of the Termit Massif. The reserve includes the Termit Massif Faunal Reserve Buffer Zone, forming a half ring around the southern border of the larger Termit Massif Total Reserve. This section is termed a "Faunal Reserve Buffer Zone". The rocky Sahel highlands on the southern edge of the Sahara desert are known for their endangered antelope populations.

Fauna
While details are difficult to established, some researchers believe Termit may be home to the last self-sustaining population of the critically endangered Addax, which at one time made regular migrations from what is now the Aïr and Ténéré Addax Sanctuary on the edge of the Ténéré desert. Several hundred dama gazelle are noted here. Though the Slender-horned Gazelle had previously been reported here, it was unknown by 1999 if it is still found in the area. The cheetah and Air Barbary sheep occurs here.