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Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve

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52: 204: 712: 449: 1881: 78: 736: 39: 59: 439: 700: 406:, with a population of more than 30,000 being the division's largest city, lies roughly 18 km outside the outer limits of BBWR to the east. Summed up, there are 25 small towns which are situated at the wetland reserve's boundaries, one among them being inside the park limits proper. The inhabitants of these towns conduct 1467:°C, global sea level rise is still expected to exceed 2–3 m (7–10 ft) after 2000 years (and higher warming levels will see larger increases by then), consequently exceeding 2100 levels of sea level rise under RCP 8.5 (~0.75 m (2 ft) with a range of 0.5–1 m (2–3 ft)) well before the year 4000. 1463:°C., and is no longer considered very likely. The other, more plausible scenarios result in lower warming levels and consequently lower sea level rise: yet, sea levels would continue to increase for about 10,000 years under all of them. Even if the warming is limited to 1.5 724: 362:
forest adjoines to the river. To the west lies the town of Salikenne (population about 4,000), which is also located near the Dobo Forest Park of 7.32 km. At the western border, the Jalabiro Forest Park of 0.59 km can moreover be found.
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as more than 540 species of birds have been described there in topic literature. Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve is one of the major targets for tourists and scientists who intend to explore the Gambia's manifold
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Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Trisos, C.H., I.O. Adelekan, E. Totin, A. Ayanlade, J. Efitre, A. Gemeda, K. Kalaba, C. Lennard, C. Masao, Y. Mgaya, G. Ngaruiya, D. Olago, N.P. Simpson, and S. Zakieldeen 2022:
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The Gambia river thereby formes the southern boundary of the protected area. Approximately two kilometres away on the opposite bank of the river, the roughly 115 km large
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and common observations of nature, shall be further developed though. Next to this, boat tours through the mangroves are conducted.
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and enters the River Gambia. It extends from the River Gambia north to the Senegalese border along the Baobolon tributary.
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The reserve features a length of 22 kilometres and an approximate width of nine km. The western part is located in the
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included Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve in the list of African natural heritage sites which would be threatened by
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are situated. In the east, following a fork of nine km length from the north bank road, the town of
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The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: Baobolon Wetland Reserve
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for personal requirements and their stock graze inside BBWR. Furthermore, they collect
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The northern edge is bordered by the north bank road, Gambia's secondmost important
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and others are to be found. Among the shrubs one will encounter several species of
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The terrain is flat, the highest elevation is cited with 12 metres above mean
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trees of the Senegambia region reach a height of 20 metres. The species
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is located. A some two and a half kilometres wide zone of dense
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On 1 January 1993, an area of 35 km was first declared as
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Only in the mangrove forest of Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve the
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The Gambia, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide)
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Chiefly, the reserve is made up of the river Bao Bolong's
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The Wetland Reserve is located on the north bank of the
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Description of flora, fauna & avifauna with photos
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are known, the "Ramsar Information Sheet" lists the
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Among them 1409:The area is only moderately used for 184: 176: 168: 159: 7: 747:The Gambia is frequently visited by 70: 2282:Protected areas established in 1996 402:of 1,700 residents can be reached. 14: 1719:. IPCC. August 2021. p. TS14 760:exemplarily lists the following: 308:, both of which belonging to the 1879: 76: 57: 50: 37: 1861:National parks and forest parks 147: 92: 1354:) are attributed to the BBWR. 988:Among the colourful family of 830:are represented by birds like 1: 1776:, Estate Publications, 2003, 1762:. Bradt Travel Guides, 2006, 950:) also live within the BBWR. 577:, which at times is flooded, 534:) are widespread among them. 2277:National parks of the Gambia 1437:IPCC Sixth Assessment Report 1169:Fish and other water animals 16:Protected area in the Gambia 1218:Pseudotolithus bracygnathus 1049:long-tailed glossy-starling 258:Bao Bolong National Reserve 2303: 2287:Ramsar sites in the Gambia 1825:Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve 1819:Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve 1814:Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve 1630:10.1038/d41586-020-00177-3 1563:Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve 1539:"Bao Bolo Wetland Reserve" 1485:"Baobolon Wetland Reserve" 1428: 1165:family have been spotted. 1064:Abyssinian ground-hornbill 1045:Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 785:white-faced whistling duck 22:Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve 1492:Sites Information Service 1338:Among the predators, the 1275:) is a common species of 197: 193: 45: 36: 26: 1739:Summary for Policymakers 1575:Ramsar Information Sheet 1206:Pseudotolithus elongatus 1194:Polydactylus quadrifilis 1026:blue-breasted kingfisher 1002:swallow-tailed bee-eater 932:Threskiornis aethiopicus 900:Leptoptilos crumeniferus 758:Ramsar Information Sheet 717:Nycticorax n. nycticorax 356:Kiang West National Park 173:Baobolon Wetland Reserve 1679:10.1073/pnas.2017124117 1258:Trichechus senegalensis 781:Plectropterus gambensis 636:Terminalia avicennoides 586:Echinochloa pyramidalis 552:Sesuvium portulacastrum 443:Sesuvium portulacastrum 268:(UNESCO), protects the 1809:BirdLife International 1333:Phacochoerus africanus 1293:African clawless otter 1287:Thirty-two species of 1269:West African Crocodile 1145:Streptopelia decipiens 1141:African mourning doves 1041:violet-backed starling 773:Sarkidiornis melanotos 744: 732: 720: 708: 696: 676:Pennisetum subangustum 642:Anthostema senegalense 630:Physostigma thonningii 457: 445: 207: 1134:Terathopius ecaudatus 1091:Poicephalus senegalus 1053:Lamprotornis caudatus 908:Nycticorax nycticorax 739:Woodland kingfisher ( 738: 726: 714: 702: 690: 573:can be found. 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Index

IUCN category

Map showing the location of Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve
Gambia
North Bank Division
Salikenne
13°31′N 15°52′W / 13.517°N 15.867°W / 13.517; -15.867
Ramsar Wetland

protected area
The Gambia
River Gambia
Senegal
Ramsar Convention
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
habitat
water birds
Charadriiformes
Tanbi Wetland Complex
Niumi National Park
Senegalese
North Bank Division
estuary
tributaries
river Gambia
Atlantic Ocean
Kiang West National Park
mangrove
highway
Farafenni

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