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Game Reserves In Nigeria

Ann Esievoadje

Trip Advisor

  According to the Oxford Dictionary, a Game Reserve is a large area of land set aside as a protected area for wild animals. Game reserves contain a wide range of fauna and flora unique to the particular habitat set aside for conservation.
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Nigeria is home to a lot of unique plants and animals; we even have some endangered species. That’s why we have Game Reserves to protect them. Most of the Game Reserves in Nigeria were once Forest Reserves. Game Reserves differ from nature reserve because hunting is not entirely prohibited in a Game Reserve; it’s just controlled. Today we will look at the Game Reserves in Nigeria regardless of who manages it or its nomenclature. Here is a list of some Game Reserves (national parks included) in Nigeria:

Most Popular Game Reserves

  1. Kainji National park, Niger State – It is the home of Borgu Game Reserve and Zugurma Game Reserves.
  2. Falgore Game Reserve, Kano State
  3. Kashimbila Game Reserve, Taraba State
  4. Gashaka Gumti National Park, Taraba State—It is between two States, Taraba and Adamawa. The government formed this National Park from the combination of two Game Reserves, the Gashaka Game Reserve, and Gumti Game Reserve.
  5. Ohosu Game Reserve, Edo State
  6. Yankari National Park, Bauchi State

Other Game Reserves in Nigeria

  1. Sumu Wildlife Park, Bauchi State
  2. Jos Wildlife Park, Plateau State
  3. Chad Basin – Between Borno/Yobe State, this region is home to Sambisa Game Reserve in Borno State and parts of the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands in Yobe.
  4. Kuyambana Game Reserve, Zamfara State
  5. Kamuku National Park, Kaduna State
  6. Old Oyo National Park, Oyo State
  7. Okomu National Park, Edo State—Located inside the Okomu Forest Reserve, which is the second-largest rain forest in Nigeria.
  8. Ologbo Game Reserve, Edo State
  9. Anambra Game Reserve, Anambra State
  10. Akpaka Game Reserve, Anambra State
  11. Aguleri Game Reserve, Anambra State
  12. Kwale Game Reserve, Edo State
  13. Ologbolo-Emu-Urho Game Reserve, Edo
  14. Gilli-Gilli Game Reserve, Edo State
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  1. Taylor Creek Game Reserve, Lagos State
  2. Imeko Game Reserve, Ogun State
  3. Ebbe/Kambe Game Reserve, Kwara State
  4. Okpara Game Reserve, Oyo State
  5. Udi/Nsukka Game Reserve, Enugu State
  6. Stubbs Game Reserve, Rivers State
  7. Stubbs Greek Game Reserve, Rivers State
  8. Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos State.
  9. Baturiya Wetlands Game Reserve, Jigawa State
  10. Maladumba Lake and forest Reserve, Bauchi State
  11. Dagida Game Reserve, Niger State
  12. Alawa Game Reserve, Niger State
  13. Iri-Ada-Obi Game Reserve, Edo State
  14. Pai River Game Reserve, Plateau State
  15. Padam Game Reserve, Plateau State
  16. Kambari Game Reserve, Taraba State
  17. Okwango Game Reserve, Cross River State – This Game reserve is in Cross River National Park.
  18. Kwaimbana Game Reserve, Sokoto.
  19. Orle River Game Reserve, Edo State.
  20. Ankwe Game Reserve, Plateau State
Game reserves provide secure habitats for our country’s rare, endangered and endemic plant and animal species. For instance, we know Okomu National Park is the home to the White-Throated Monkey, a rare primate native to Nigeria. And Gashaka Gumti has over 500 species of birds, including the Red-Faced Lovebird, which is only found in Nigeria and the Central African Republic. Our inability to manage these Game reserves properly has led to the loss of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis Peralta), West African wild dog (Lycaon pictus manguensis) and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) from Nigeria. With proper surveillance, access to the national grid’s electricity, improved mobile services, rehabilitated facilities and infrastructure, we might just have Game Reserves in Nigeria that we are proud of. Sources: Phys Org Parks.it AZ Central Naidrenalin Blog Academic Journal African Launch Pad Featured Image Source: Trip Advisor
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