Lagoas Cufada Natural Park

11.71006°N 15.07942°W / 11.71006; -15.07942

Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lagoa de Cufada
Designated	14 May 1990
Reference no.	469[1]

The Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural das Lagoas de Cufada) is a national park in Guinea-Bissau. It was established on 1 December 2000. It covers an area of 890 km².^[2] It was the first protected area in Guinea-Bissau. It was designated a Ramsar Wetland on 14 May 1990.^[3]

Wildlife

Chimpanzees are reported to live in the park, making nests in oil palms, but details are lacking about the density and size of the population within the protected area.^[4] Other animals found in the park include hippopotamus, waterbuck, roan antelope, kob, bay duiker, African buffalo, king colobus, western red colobus, leopard, hyenas, African manatee and dwarf crocodile. The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.^[5]