Projektgebiete

Senegal

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Blue line: Saint-Louis region in Senegal
Orange areas: project areas in Senegal

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Wintering grounds

West Africa plays a significant role in the life cycle of many migratory wet grassland breeding birds. In fact, many birds that breed in northern European wet grasslands (e.g. in the Netherlands and Northern Germany) spend the majority of their time in their wintering grounds in West Africa. 

Essential wintering grounds and project areas are the Senegal River watershed (shared between Senegal and Mauritania), the Saloum delta (Senegal) and the Casamance region (Senegal), as well as adjacent areas.

Our project develops many actions in Senegal, including bird population monitoring, capacity building activities, developing alternative and bird-friendly agricultural models, and supports local, regional, and international conservation initiatives. Further, the project will support the development of a strategy for wet grassland bird conservation in West Africa, part of the larger multi-species Strategic Conservation Plan for migratory birds along the East Atlantic Flyway.

A large group of Black-tailed Godwits stands in shallow water. Most of them have their...
A large group of Black-tailed Godwits standing in shallow water in the Guembeul Natural Reserve in Senegal. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN
An open grassland landscape with mostly tall grass. In between, there are multiple shallow...
Habitat in the wintering grounds of the Black-tailed Godwit. Grassland-water mosaic in the Djouj National Park, Senegal. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN
A large group of Black-tailed Godwits stands in shallow water. Some fly above.
A large group of Black-tailed Godwits in their wintering grounds in Senegal. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN
Two men stand in front of shallow water. Each of them has a tripod with a spotting scope.
Dr. Johannes Melter and the local bird guide Idrissa Ndiaye observe meadow birds in the Djoudj National Park, Senegal. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

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