Zugurma Game Reserve
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The Zugurma Game Reserve is a section of the Kainji National Park, in the Mariga
Local Government Area of Niger State
, Nigeria
.
It is bordered by the Kontagora River to the northwest and the Manyara River to the north, and covers an area of 138,500 hectares.
It was amalgamated with the Borgu Game Reserve
in 1975 to form the Kainji Lake National Park.
The reserve consists of a low plateau with gradually sloping sides forming an east to west watershed.
It is poorly drained, with no tributaries running into the Manyara River, and with the Yampere and Lanser rivers running only seasonally. The vegetation is typically Guinea savanna woodland, but has been badly over-grazed except for riparian forests along the Manyara River and other water holes.
The reserve has received virtually no research attention.
Mariga, Nigeria
Mariga is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bangi in the north of the area.It has an area of 5,552 km² and a population of 199,430 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 922....
Local Government Area of Niger State
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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It is bordered by the Kontagora River to the northwest and the Manyara River to the north, and covers an area of 138,500 hectares.
It was amalgamated with the Borgu Game Reserve
Borgu Game Reserve
The Borgu Game Reserve is a section of the Kainji National Park, in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State and Baruten LocalGovernment Area of Kwara State, Nigeria....
in 1975 to form the Kainji Lake National Park.
The reserve consists of a low plateau with gradually sloping sides forming an east to west watershed.
It is poorly drained, with no tributaries running into the Manyara River, and with the Yampere and Lanser rivers running only seasonally. The vegetation is typically Guinea savanna woodland, but has been badly over-grazed except for riparian forests along the Manyara River and other water holes.
The reserve has received virtually no research attention.