National Park of Upper Niger

National Park of Upper Niger wani wurin shakatawa ne na kasa a Guinea wanda aka duba shi a cikin Janairu 1997 tare da babban yanki na 554 square kilometres (214 sq mi) . Gidan shakatawa yana kare mahimman gandun daji da savannah, kuma ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin fifikon kiyayewa ga yammacin Afirka gaba ɗaya.

National Park of Upper Niger
national park (en)
Bayanai
Farawa	1997 da 1952
IUCN protected areas category (en)	IUCN category II: National Park (en)
Ƙasa	Gine
Wuri
10°30′N 10°12′W
Ƴantacciyar ƙasa	Gine
Region of Guinea (en)	Kankan Region (en)
Prefecture of Guinea (en)	Kankan Prefecture (en)

Tarihi

Yankunan da ke da ƙarancin tasirin ɗan adam ba su da yawa a yanzu a Guinea, kuma ana samun su ne kawai a wuraren da ke da ƙarancin yawan jama'a. Daya daga cikin irin wannan yanki shi ne na dajin Mafou, yanki na karshe da ya rage na busasshiyar dajin a Guinea kuma daya daga cikin 'yan tsirarun da suka rage a yammacin Afirka. Wannan yanki yana da ƙarancin yawan jama'a saboda yaɗuwar al'amura  na makanta kogi da kuma sakamakon ta'asar da Samory Touré ya yi a ƙarshen karni na 19. Yankin ya ɗan sami damuwa a cikin shekaru 50 da suka gabata. Gidan shakatawa ya ƙunshi yankuna biyu, yanki mai kariya mai mahimmanci da yanki mai karewa inda ake ƙarfafa mutanen yankin su yi amfani da albarkatun ɓangaren ta hanyar da ta dace. An ba da izinin noma da tattara kayan dazuzzukan da ba na katako ba. Gwamnati na kula da kamun kifi, farauta da girbe katako tare da haɗin gwiwar al'ummomin yankin. Tun daga shekarar 2005, ana ɗaukar yankin da aka karewa azaman Sashin Kare Zaki.

Ecology na wurin shakatawa

Wurin shakatawa ya ƙunshi yankuna da yawa na muhalli, mafi rinjaye shine na savannah, wanda ya ƙunshi katako da daji. Wani ƙaramin yanki na wurin shakatawa ya ƙunshi dazuzzukan magudanan ruwa da ke gefen kogin Nijar da Mafou. Kusan kashi biyar cikin dari na wurin shakatawa ne noma, tare da gefen wurin shakatawa. Ana yawan samun gobara a dajin a lokacin rani.

Fauna na wurin shakatawa

Bincike a wurin shakatawa da aka gudanar a lokacin 1996-97 ya nuna nau'ikan dabbobi masu shayarwa iri-iri 94 ciki har da:

• 24 rodents
• Jemage 18: Jemage na epauletted 'ya'yan itace na Franquet ( Epomops franqueti ), jemagu na doki ( Rhinolophus alcyone )
• 17 masu cin nama: Caracal (Caracal caracal ), Mongoose na Masar (Herpestes ichneumon), Mongoose na Gambiya (Mungos gambianus), otter-necked (Lutra maculicollis)
• 14 ungulates: giant gandun daji (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni ), kob (Kobus kob), waterbuck (K. ellipsiprymnus)
• Insectivores tara: bushiya mai yatsu huɗu (Atelerix albiventris), hawan shrew (Suncus megalura)
• bakwai primates: chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Senegal galago (Galago senegalensis)
• giant pangolin (Manis gigantea) da itace pangolin (M. tricuspis), da
• Kuren savanna na Afirka (Lepus victoriae).

Giwa na Afirka (Loxodonta africana) ya taɓa faruwa a wurin shakatawa amma yanzu ya ɓace.

An yi rikodin manatee na Afirka (Trichchus senegalensis). A cikin shekarar 1997, zaki (Panthera leo) ya koma yankin da aka karewa, mai yiwuwa ya yi hijira daga yankin kogin Tinkisso.

Barazana ga wurin shakatawa

Akwai babban cinikin dabbobin da ake farauta daga wurin shakatawa. A halin yanzu ana gudanar da wannan a hankali ta hanyar hukumomin shakatawa, wadanda suke ganin cewa samar da abubuwan karfafawa don kula da albarkatun a hankali shine hanya mafi kyau don kare gandun daji gaba daya. Wannan ya yi daidai da abubuwan da ke faruwa a halin yanzu a cikin kiyayewar al'umma.