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protected area categories">IUCN category</a> II (<a href="/wiki/National_park" title="National park">national park</a>)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg/284px-Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg/426px-Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg/568px-Yankari_Entry_Gate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2896" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Yankari Game Reserve Entry Gate</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:284px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:284px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:284px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Map showing the location of Yankari Game Reserve"><img alt="Map showing the location of Yankari Game Reserve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg/284px-Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg/426px-Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg/568px-Nigeria_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.456%;left:65.464%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Yankari Game Reserve"><img alt="Map showing the location of Yankari Game Reserve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="locality"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Bauchi State, Nigeria">Bauchi State, Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Yankari_Game_Reserve&params=9.7544_N_10.5103_E_type:landmark_dim:50km"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">9°45′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">10°30′37″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">9.7544°N 10.5103°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">9.7544; 10.5103</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">2,250 km<sup>2</sup> (870 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1962</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Visitors</th><td class="infobox-data">20,000 (in 2000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data">Bauchi State Government</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://Yankarigamereserve.com.ng">yankarigamereserve<wbr />.com<wbr />.ng</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Yankari Game Reserve</b> is a large wildlife park and former National Park located in the south-central part of <a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State" title="Bauchi State">Bauchi State</a>, in northeastern <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>. It covers an area of about 2,244 km<sup>2</sup> (866 sq mi) and is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna. Its location in the heartland of the <a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West African</a> savanna makes it a unique way for tourists to watch wildlife in its natural habitat. <b>Yankari</b> was created as a game reserve in 1956, but later designated Nigeria's biggest national park in 1991. It is the most popular destination for tourists in Nigeria and plays a crucial role in the development and promotion of tourism and ecotourism in Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-Odunlami,_S.S.S._2000_pp_25_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Odunlami,_S.S.S._2000_pp_25-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also a popular eco-destination in West Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg/220px-Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg/330px-Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg/440px-Images_of_Yankari_Games_Reserve_Bauchi_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Yankari game reserve </figcaption></figure> <p>The open country and villages that surround Yankari National Park are populated by farmers and herders, but there has been no human settlement in the park for over a century. There is, however, evidence of earlier human habitation in the park, including old iron smelting sites and caves. The furnaces have been damaged by centuries of exposure to the elements, though by the late 1990s there were more than fifty surviving in the Delimiri and Ampara area.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg/220px-Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg/330px-Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg/440px-Inside_yankari_game_reserve.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Inside Yankari Game Reserve </figcaption></figure> <p>In 1934, the Northern Regional Committee made a recommendation to the Executive Council to establish a pilot game reserve in the <a href="/wiki/Bauchi_Emirate" title="Bauchi Emirate">Bauchi Emirate</a>. This was supported by Alhaji Muhammadu Ngeleruma, a minister in the former <a href="/wiki/Northern_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Nigeria">northern Nigeria</a> Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Around this time, he had been impressed by a visit to a Sudanese game reserve while on a trip to <a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a>. On returning, he encouraged the moves to establish something similar in Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-ecoclub.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ecoclub.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1956, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Region,_Nigeria" title="Northern Region, Nigeria">Northern Nigeria</a> Government approved the plans for the creation of a Game Preservation area. Yankari was identified as a region in the south of what was then <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a> Province where large numbers of wild animals existed naturally and could be protected. In 1957 a Game Preservation area was carved out and the area was constituted as a Bauchi Native Authority Forest Reserve.<sup id="cite_ref-ecoclub.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ecoclub.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg/220px-Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg/330px-Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg/440px-Plantation_in_yankari_national_park_at_Bauchi_Nigeria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="412" /></a><figcaption>Yankari National Park</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_(9).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%289%29.jpg/220px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%289%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%289%29.jpg/330px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%289%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%289%29.jpg/440px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%289%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8160" data-file-height="6144" /></a><figcaption>Path leading to Wikki Warm Spring in Yankari Game Reserve</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%283%29.jpg/220px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%283%29.jpg/330px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%283%29.jpg/440px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8160" data-file-height="6144" /></a><figcaption>Yankari Game Reserve</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%284%29.jpg/220px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%284%29.jpg/330px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%284%29.jpg/440px-Yankari_Game_Reserve_Bauchi_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8160" data-file-height="6144" /></a><figcaption>Yankari Game Reserve, Bauchi</figcaption></figure> <p>Yankari was first opened to the public as a premier game reserve on 1 December 1962. Since then, the Northern Eastern State Government and then the Bauchi State Government both managed the Yankari Game Reserve. The park is now managed by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Park Service.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991, it officially became a National Park by decree 36 of the National Government.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the late 1900s, the park management began a preservation project for the archaeological sites within the park to encourage <a href="/wiki/Heritage_tourism" title="Heritage tourism">heritage tourism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Yankari lost its status as a National Park following a request of the Bauchi State Government.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yankari_Elephants.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Yankari_Elephants.jpg/220px-Yankari_Elephants.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Yankari_Elephants.jpg/330px-Yankari_Elephants.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Yankari_Elephants.jpg/440px-Yankari_Elephants.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/African_bush_elephant" title="African bush elephant">African bush elephants</a> in Yankari National Park</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Water_buck_(Kobus_ellipsiprymnus)_-Yankari_game_reserve,_Bauchi_State_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Water_buck_%28Kobus_ellipsiprymnus%29_-Yankari_game_reserve%2C_Bauchi_State_%281%29.jpg/220px-Water_buck_%28Kobus_ellipsiprymnus%29_-Yankari_game_reserve%2C_Bauchi_State_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Water_buck_%28Kobus_ellipsiprymnus%29_-Yankari_game_reserve%2C_Bauchi_State_%281%29.jpg/330px-Water_buck_%28Kobus_ellipsiprymnus%29_-Yankari_game_reserve%2C_Bauchi_State_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Water_buck_%28Kobus_ellipsiprymnus%29_-Yankari_game_reserve%2C_Bauchi_State_%281%29.jpg/440px-Water_buck_%28Kobus_ellipsiprymnus%29_-Yankari_game_reserve%2C_Bauchi_State_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Water buck (<i>Kobus ellipsiprymnus</i>) -Yankari game reserve, Bauchi State (1)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg/220px-Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg/330px-Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg/440px-Yankari_Game_Reserve.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4838" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Yankari Game Reserve</figcaption></figure> <p>Yankari Game Reserve is an important refuge for over 50 <a href="/wiki/Mammal" title="Mammal">mammal</a> species including <a href="/wiki/African_bush_elephant" title="African bush elephant">African bush elephant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olive_baboon" title="Olive baboon">olive baboon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patas_monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Patas monkey">patas monkey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tantalus_monkey" title="Tantalus monkey">Tantalus monkey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roan_antelope" title="Roan antelope">roan antelope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hartebeest" title="Hartebeest">hartebeest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lion" title="Lion">lion</a>, <a href="/wiki/African_buffalo" title="African buffalo">African buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waterbuck" title="Waterbuck">waterbuck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bushbuck" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushbuck">bushbuck</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hippopotamus" title="Hippopotamus">hippopotamus</a>. The lion population is on the verge of extinction.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also over 350 species of bird found in the park. Of these, 130 are residents, 50 are <a href="/wiki/Palearctic" class="mw-redirect" title="Palearctic">Palearctic</a> migrants and the rest are intra-African migrants that move locally within Nigeria. These birds include the <a href="/wiki/Saddle-billed_stork" title="Saddle-billed stork">saddle-billed stork</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helmeted_guineafowl" title="Helmeted guineafowl">Helmeted guineafowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/African_grey_hornbill" title="African grey hornbill">African grey hornbill</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Cattle_egret" title="Cattle egret">cattle egret</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with <a href="/wiki/Kainji_National_Park" title="Kainji National Park">Kainji National Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between May and September is the <a href="/wiki/Rainy_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainy season">rainy season</a>. Temperatures range from 18C to 35C. During the dry season, the harmattan wind blows from the Sahara, often bringing dusty skies, and night temperatures fall as low as 12 C (53 F). The hottest period falls in March and April, when temperatures can rise above 40 C (104 F) during the daytime.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geology">Geology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The entire park is based on the Tertiary-aged Kerri Formation, which is made of <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siltstone" title="Siltstone">siltstones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaolinite" title="Kaolinite">kaolinites</a>, and grits. Under this lies the <a href="/wiki/Gombe_State" title="Gombe State">Gombe</a> development, of Cretaceous age, made out of sandstones, sediment stones, and ironstones. The valleys of the Gaji, Yashi and Yuli Streams are loaded up with Alluvium of later age. Sandy advances and clayey soils of riverine alluvium happen in the valley of the Gaji Yashi and Yuli Streams. East of the Gaji valley is a 5-7 km wide band of extremely unfortunate sandy soils that help a bush savanna development.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Topographical_highlights">Topographical highlights</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Topographical highlights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kalban Slope - signifying "level spot" a level bested slope provides vacationers with a total perspective on the recreation area </p><p>Kariyo Slope - situated close to the Marshal caves is a lovely cookout ground </p><p>Paliyaram Slope - a well known camp for poachers, found 10 km from Wikki. </p><p>The Tonlong Canyon - a beautiful crevasse with related slopes, buttes and ledges situated in the west of the recreation area.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sumu_Wildlife_Park" title="Sumu Wildlife Park">Sumu Wildlife Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yankari_Game_Reserve&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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