Radom National Park is a biosphere reserve in South Darfur

South Darfur

South Darfur is one of the 15 wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the three states that compose the region of Darfur in western Sudan. It has an area of and an estimated population of approximately 2,890,000 . Nyala is the capital of the state. The State was affected by the 2010 Sahel...

, Sudan

Sudan

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, Africa

Africa

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. It is 1250970 hectares (3,091,211.5 acre) in size. The Adda and Umblasha Rivers form the park’s northern and southern boundaries. Contiguous to Radom is the Andre Felix National Park

Andre Felix National Park

The Andre Felix National Park is a national park found in Central African Republic, contiguous to Radom National Park in Sudan. It was established in 1960 and its area is 951 km²....

 of the Central African Republic

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

. Established as a park, it was designated in 1979 as a member of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves

World Network of Biosphere Reserves

The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves covers internationally-designated protected areas, known as biosphere reserves, that are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between man and nature The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves covers internationally-designated protected...

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Rivers, streams, and permanent pools cover much of the park, which is characterized as a wooded savannah

Savannah

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. Approximately 90% of the habitat is shrubland, while the remainder is forest. Annual rainfall ranges between 900–1700 mm (35.4–66.9 ); the mean annual relative humidity ranges between 57-65%; and the average annual temperature is 16-27 C. Major villages within the park include: Radom, Mesheitir, Bireikat, Um Gudul, Songo, al Hufra, Bimeza, Deim Gushara, Chili West, Majid, Dafag, Titribi, Kafindibei West, Kafindibei East, Amara, Um Hugaar, Kafiakingi, Karmandoura, and Shioulla.

Conservation issues

The park has suffered from commercial game poaching. Subsequent to the country's 1985 famine era, the Tora Hartebeest

Tora Hartebeest

The Tora Hartebeest is an endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly been extirpated from Sudan....

 completely disappeared from the park. The defassa waterbuck

Waterbuck

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has also disappeared from the park.