Nigeria earlier had five national parks. That was in 1991.
These were: Gashaka Gumti, Kainji Lake, Cross River, Old Oyo and Chad Basin National Parks.
In 1992, Yankari Game Reserve was converted to a national park, bringing the total to six national parks.
NATIONAL PARKS WITH LOCATIONS AND SIZES
NAME
STATE(S)
HEAD OFFICE
SIZE
Chad Basin
Borno/Yobe
Maiduguri
2,258 sq.km
Cross River
Cross River
Akamkpa
4,000 sq.km
Gashaka-Gumti
Adamawa/Taraba
Serti
6,731 sq.km
Kamuku
Kaduna
Birnin Gwari
1,121 sq.km
Kainji Lake
Kwara/Niger
New Bussa
5,382 sq.km
Okomu
Edo
Arakhuan-Udo
202.24 sq.km
Old Oyo
Oyo
Oyo
2,512 sq.km
22,206.24 sq.km
National Parks locations in Nigeria
With the promulgation of Decree 46 of 1999, now Act 46 (Cap 65 LFN 2004), in 1999 two additional national parks; Kamuku and Okomu were established.
However, Yankari was delisted as a national park following a request by the Bauchi State Government in June 2006, reducing the number of national parks to seven.
Nigeria has rich and unique array of ecosystems, and a great variety of wild fauna and flora.
This rich natural endowment is a product of the climatic variations resulting into various north-south gradations of habitats and ecosystems.
The habitats support more than 1,340 species of animals among which is 274 mammalian species, making it the 8th highest in Africa.
