W National Park

The W National Park (Parc national du W) or W Regional Park (W du Niger) is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the Niger River shaped like the letter W (double v). The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments. Until 2008, the implementation of a regional management was supported by the EU-funded project ECOPAS (Protected Ecosystems in Sudano-Sahelian Africa, Écosystèmes protégés en Afrique soudano-sahélienne). The three national parks operate under the name W Transborder Park (Parc régional W). The section of W National Park lying in Benin, measuring over 8,000 km2 (3, 100 sq mi), came under the full management of African Parks in June 2020. In Benin, W National Park is contiguous with Pendjari National Park which is also under the management of African Parks.

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