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[[Image:Dwarf crocodile.jpg|right|thumb|250px|West African Dwarf crocodile (''Osteolaemus tetraspis'')]]

[[Image:Dwarf crocodile.jpg|right|thumb|250px|West African Dwarf crocodile (''Osteolaemus tetraspis'')]]

[[Comoé National Park]] is a national park in [[Côte d'Ivoire]] and one of the largest protected areas in [[Africa|West Africa]], with an area of 4437 square miles. The park contains a wide variety of habitats, including [[savannah]], wooded savannah, gallery forests, riverine forest, and [[Riparian area|riparian grasslands]]. The habitat variety also provides for a great diversity of wildlife species, including 11 species of [[monkey]], 17 species of [[carnivore]], and 21 species of [[ungulate|grazing animals]]. The park also provides a habitat for 10 species of [[heron]], four of the six West African [[stork]] species, five

'''Comoé National Park''' is a national park in [[Côte d'Ivoire]] and one of the largest protected areas in [[Africa|West Africa]], with an area of 4437 square miles. The park contains a wide variety of habitats, including [[savannah]], wooded savannah, gallery forests, riverine forest, and [[Riparian area|riparian grasslands]]. The habitat variety also provides for a great diversity of wildlife species, including 11 species of [[monkey]], 17 species of [[carnivore]], and 21 species of [[ungulate|grazing animals]]. The park also provides a habitat for 10 species of [[heron]], four of the six West African [[stork]] species, five

of the six West African [[vulture]] species, and all three species of African [[crocodile]] (''Nile'', ''Slender-snouted'' and ''Dwarf'', all of which are [[Endangered species|endangered]]).<ref>''Fauna'' Comoé National Park, Cote d'Ivoire [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/comoe.html United Nations Environment Programme/World Conservation Monitoring Centre]. Accessed 15 January 2008</ref> Because of the human [[Ecology|ecological]] difficulties in settling the area, mainly due to the presence of the [[blackfly]] which causes "river blindness", it is one of the few remaining areas in West Africa which maintains its ecological integrity.<ref>''IUCN Technical Review'' World Heritage Nomination 227 - Comoe National Park (June 1983)</ref>

of the six West African [[vulture]] species, and all three species of African [[crocodile]] (''Nile'', ''Slender-snouted'' and ''Dwarf'', all of which are [[Endangered species|endangered]]).<ref>''Fauna'' Comoé National Park, Cote d'Ivoire [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/comoe.html United Nations Environment Programme/World Conservation Monitoring Centre]. Accessed 15 January 2008</ref> Because of the human [[Ecology|ecological]] difficulties in settling the area, mainly due to the presence of the [[blackfly]] which causes "river blindness", it is one of the few remaining areas in West Africa which maintains its ecological integrity.<ref>''IUCN Technical Review'' World Heritage Nomination 227 - Comoe National Park (June 1983)</ref>

==Indigenous population==

==Indigenous population==

Ethnic groups living around the park include the Lobi, the Koulabgo, the Dioula, and the Djimini. These groups are mostly reliant upon [[Agriculture|agriculture]] and [[hunting]] , and the population density is low.<ref>''Local Human Population'' [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/comoe.html UNEP/WCMC]. Accessed 15 January 2008</ref>

Ethnic groups living around the park include the Lobi, the Koulabgo, the Dioula, and the Djimini. These groups are mostly reliant upon [[agriculture]] and [[hunting]] , and the population density is low.<ref>''Local Human Population'' [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/comoe.html UNEP/WCMC]. Accessed 15 January 2008</ref>

==Cultural heritage==

==Cultural heritage==