The Wildlife of the Sierra Leone includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.
Mammals
editp.67 Pigs, peccaries, and hippos|
p.71 Pigs, peccaries, and hippos|
ivoriensis p.85 Pigs, peccaries, and hippos|p.88 (RD-LD) D=dispersal, R=restricted, L=low| p.85 Loma Mountains| p.89 Hunting threat|
p.44 Pigs, peccaries, and hippos| 200 p.44| p.49 (RD-LD)| p.52 (Threats Hunting for skins, meat; crop Damage)|
http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?country=Sierra%20Leone http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkr3a90tfSKfHFNmhF7U06mcrfeQ http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/elephants/african_elephants/ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08elephant.html?ex=1317960000&en=555795c586596ed3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3020.shtml http://www.terradaily.com/2007/071018161524.jii8t9so.html
http://whozoo.org/anlife2000/yolandapankaj/bongo_index_3.htm
The Pygmy Hippopotamus is found in Sierra Leone, on Tiwai Island.[1] A picture of this rare animal was taken on Tiwai Island,[2] the first and only know picture of the animal in wilderness. | p.56 80 +-10 (G. Teleki "Large mammal distribution in liberia") Tiwai, Gola North, Goal East, Loma : 3 + 1 sub, possibly 10(Population survery of pygmy Hippopotamus on Tiwai Island)| p.58 threats, gardens|
Primates
editSierra Leone is home to a diverse number of primates. On Tiwai Island alone, there are 11 different species of monkeys, including the Black-and-white Colobus, the Red Colobus, the Olive Colobus, and the Diana Monkey.[1]
Antelope
edit- Busbuck
- Sitatunga
- Giant Eland
- Bongo
- Maxwell's Duiker
- Olgiby's Duiker
- Red Flanked Duiker
- Zebra Duiker
- Bay Duiker
- Black Duiker
- Yellow-backed Duiker
- Grey Duiker
- Jentink Duiker
- Bohor Reedbuck
- Waterbuck
- Oribi
- Buffon's Kob
- Roan
- Royal Antelope
- Western Hartebeest
Birds
editFlora
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Tiwai island Wildlife Sanctuary". Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Pygmy hippos survive in war zone". London: New Scientist. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
External links
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AG Davies, The Gola Forest Preserve Rod East, Antelopes: Part 3 - West and Central Africa (antelopes)