## WORTH A VISIT

## Abuko Nature Reserve

## The "orphanage" for needy animals

The Abuko Nature Reserve, of some 102 hectare, arised from the source of Abuko. It is situated at a small tributary of the Gambia River in the West Coast Region about 20 km south from Serekunda and is the best-known and botanically most complete nature reserve of The Gambia.
It is characterised by savannah landscape and dense gallery forest, habitat of many species. In one part of the area you'll find an "orphanage" for needy animals, that are here nursed back to health.