Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve

Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve
Map showing the location of Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve
Map of Senegal
LocationZiguinchor Region
Nearest cityZiguinchor
Coordinates12°40′N 16°45′W / 12.667°N 16.750°W / 12.667; -16.750
Area0.16 km2
Established1978
Visitors0 (in 2006)
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Official nameKalissaye
Designated1 September 2017
Reference no.2326[1]

Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve (KAR) is a small nature reserve in Senegal, located at the mouth of Kalissaye Pond in the middle of the Casamance River.

Like Basse Casamance National Park 35 km away, KAR is currently closed due to the Casamance Conflict.

  1. ^ "Kalissaye". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.