Ashana Game Reserve

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Ashana Game Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Ashana Game Reserve
Map showing the location of Ashana Game Reserve
Ashana Game Reserve
Map showing the location of Ashana Game Reserve
Map showing the location of Ashana Game Reserve
Ashana Game Reserve
LocationSouth Sudan
Coordinates8°50′N 26°49′E / 8.833°N 26.817°E / 8.833; 26.817
Area900 square kilometres (90,000 ha)
Established1939
Governing bodySouth Sudan National Wildlife Service (SSWS)
Map

The Ashana Game Reserve is a protected area in South Sudan, Africa.[1] It is both a game reserve and an Important Bird Area. The 900 square kilometres (350 sq mi) savannah woodland habitat features key species of elephant and giant eland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ashana". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ United Nations Environment Programme (2007). Sudan: post-conflict environmental assessment. UNEP/Earthprint. pp. 261, 263–. ISBN 978-92-807-2702-9. Retrieved 2 August 2011.