Fosse aux Lions National Park

Fosse aux Lions National Park (French: Parc National Fosse aux Lions) is a national park in the Savanes Region of Northern Togo. The park is approximately 16.5 square kilometres (6.4 sq mi) in size, and was first established as a reserved forest in 1954.[1]

At one point, the park was home to a significant number of African elephants in the 1970s and 1980s, but their numbers have declined to nearly zero.[2]

The small town of Tandjouaré, Togo lies within the park.

References
  1. Fosse aux Lions National Park, Protected Planet
  2. Strategie pour conservation des populations d'elephants au Togo, Togo Ministry of the Environment & Forest Resources and US Fish & Wildlife Service, May 2003


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