History of Parc National du W du Niger

ace"> lions, serval and warthogs. The park provides a home for some of West Africa's last wild African Elephants. However, the rare West African Giraffe, today restricted to small parts of the Niger, is absent from the park. The W Park is also known for historic occurrence of packs of the endangered Painted Hunting Dog, although this canid may now be extirpated from the area.The National Park is one of the last strongholds for the Northwest African cheetah. There is a small but apparently increasing population of at least 15-25 animals of this rare cat in the park. The W area is also known for its bird populations, especially transitory migrating species, with over 350 species identified in the park.