Kiang West National Park

Kiang West National Park was declared a national park in 1987 and is one of the largest and most important wildlife reserves in the Gambia.

Kiang West National Park is managed by the Gambia Department of Parks and Wildlife Management and covers an area of 19,526 hectares. It is located on the south bank of the Gambia River, in the Lower River Division of Kiang West District. Vegetation types in the park include Guinean savanna and dry deciduous woodland.

The park’s mammals include common duiker, leopard, marsh mongoose, serval, sitatunga, spotted hyena, warthog, and the highly endangered West African manatee. The park's reptiles include African python, Bell’s hinged tortoise, West African crocodile, Nile monitor, puff adder, royal python, and black-necked spitting cobra.

The park has more than 300 bird species, more than half of all the bird species that have been recorded in the Gambia. 

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