Chad Basin National Park
Borno, Nigeria
About
Chad Basin National Park is located in the sudano-sahelian ecological zone of the northeastern part of Nigeria between Borno and Yobe States. It covers a total area of 2,258 km2 that is geographically situated within latitude 110 00' - 130 00' N and longitude 130 00' - 150 30'E. The wetland of Bade and Nguru are internationally acclaimed as congregation site for migrant birds coming all the way from Europe. The park is a refurbished tourist attraction and it has played host to Prince Bernhard of Netherlands (1987) and Prince Philip of Britain (1989). It has some rare desert wildlife like giraffe, ostrich, red fronted gazelle, etc.
