Senegal
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SPI: 78.16
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Senegal
Senegal is located on the Atlantic coast of Western Africa. Terrain is primarily low and rolling, with savannas, forests, and mangroves. In Senegal most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rangeland.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion and desertification; droughts and flooding; overfishing; and wildlife poaching.
28%
of land currently protected
757
total land vertebrate species
0
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Atlantic Humpback Whale
37
amphibians / 0 endemic
452
birds / 0 endemic
154
mammals / 0 endemic
114
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
