The Islamic Republic of Mauritania has several national parks and nature reserves, of which the Banc d'Arguin is certainly the best known. It was classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1989. The sites below provide information on the various national parks in Mauritania.
All Protected Areas in Mauritania:
WCMC Database
Wildlife reserves
Reserve of Moufflon (date of creation: 1982)
Full reservations
Baie du Levrier (Cap Blanc) (date of creation: 1986)
Mauritanian Islands (date of creation: 1962)
Las Cuevecillas (date of creation: 1986)
National parks
Banc d'Arguin National Park:
Description of World Heritage by the WCMC
Classification as World Heritage by UNESCO
Ramsar Site
Association for the Banc d'Arguin National Parkcreation date: 1967
Diaouling Strict Nature Reserve:
WCMC page
Case studies and image banks on the Diaouling Reserve (available soon).
creation date: 1990
Reserves biased towards wildlife
El Agher (date of creation: 1937)
Elephant
Tilemsi
Information on animal and plant biodiversity in Mauritania can be obtained by consulting our National Monograph. The following sites provide valuable information on Mauritania's species richness and species status.