W-Arly-Pendjari Complex Explained

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, also known as the "WAP Complex", is a transboundary Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger covering:^{[1] [2]}

• Arli National Park in Burkina Faso
• Pendjari National Park in Benin
• W National Park, shared by the three countries

Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit and a potential lion stronghold.^[3]

See also

• Arly-Singou

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage List: W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
• iNaturalist project Biota of the WAP complex

Notes and References

1. Henschel . P. . Petracca . L. S. . Hunter . L. T. . Kiki . M. . Sewadé . C. . Tehou . A. . Robinson . H. S. . 2016 . Determinants of distribution patterns and management needs in a critically endangered lion Panthera leo population . Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution . 4 . 4 . 110 . 10.3389/fevo.2016.00110. free .
2. Ouédraogo, O. . Schmidt, M. . Thiombiano, A. . Hahn, K. . Guinko, S. . Zizka, G. . Magnoliophyta, Arly National Park, Tapoa, Burkina Faso . Check List . 7 . 1 . 85–100 . 2011 . 10.15560/7.1.85 . free .
3. Book: Conservation Strategy for the Lion West and Central Africa . IUCN . IUCN Cat Specialist Group . 2006 . Yaounde, Cameroon.