The largest National Park in the North of Algeria, covering 76,384 ha.
Description
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Surface : 76,384 ha
- Core area(s): N/A
- Buffer zone(s): N/A
- Transition zone(s): N/A
Location: N/A
Administrative Authorities
Parc National d’El Kala
Bendjedid El Moncef
Route des crêtes 36100
El Kala/El Tarf
Algeria
Tel.: (213) 38 66 05 73
Email: pnekdgf@yahoo.fr
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Ecological Characteristics
The El Kala Biosphere Reserve is the last refuge of the Barbary Red Deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus), and is home to a very remarkable bird life, more than 60 000 migratory birds every winter.
While the El Mellah Lagoon has been listed by Ramsar as an internationally important wetland, lakes Tonga and Oubiara are also of international renown due to their support to a vast biodiversity.
It is mosaic of marine, dune, lake and forest ecosystems, with its marine strip rich in corals, Posidonia meadows and fish.
Socio-Economic Characteristics
Agriculture, extensive animal husbandry, apiculture, fishing and forest exploitation.
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Last updated: March 2019