Ashana (6812)
South Sudan, Africa

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2001

National site name: Ashana

Central coordinates: Latitude: 8.9000, Longitude: 26.3667

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 500 to 1000

Area of KBA (km²): 1346.33478

Protected area coverage (%): 0.20

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: This Game Reserve lies on the Lol river, an affluent of the Bahr el Ghazal, north-west of the town of Wau. The habitat is principally savanna woodland.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)

Additional biodiversity: See Box and Table 2 for key species. Non-bird biodiversity: The following mammals of global conservation concern occur, or used to do so: Loxodonta africana (EN), Syncerus caffer (LR/cd), Taurotragus derbianus (LR/nt), Hippotragus equinus (LR/cd), Alcelaphus bucelaphus lelwel (LR/cd) and Kobus kob (LR/cd).

Habitats

Land use: nature conservation and research

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Shrubland	100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Likely threats include hunting.

Additional information