Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary World Heritage Site

Official name

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | UNESCO

Country

Senegal | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Delta of the River Senegal
16.4146° Lat, -16.2379° Lon | Map

Code

25

Time Zone

Africa/Dakar (GMT, +0000)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1981. Situated in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland of 16,000 ha, comprising a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters. It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and the cormorant.