Réserve Africaine

City: Sigean
Country: France
Region: Occitanie
Opend 1974 

 

Species 160

 

Sigean African Reserve is a large semi-natural wildlife park located in the South of France on the Mediterranean coast and along ponds that dot the coast of Languedoc. It hosts more than 3,800 animals (more than 2,000 birds, 900 mammals and 900 reptiles) on 300 ha.

 

Driving part: A 7.5 km route takes you across the park to the African Bush, the Asian Black Bear, the Lions Park and the park of the African Savannah. Vision of the great parks of several acres inhabited by the large herds of different species, but compatible. We must then carefully follow the safety instructions at the entrance.
 

Walking area: You can then park your car in the parking lots located in the center of the African Reserve Sigean. The African Plains, with an area of 18 hectares you will discover the lives of hundreds of African antelopes of five species; Springbok, lechwe Cobe, Wildebeest, Oryx gazelles, elands, and ostriches. Mrs. Gray waterbuck, Grevy's zebras and ostriches are presented on the second African Plains covering 10 hectares, which is located behind the islands to Chimpanzees. Life on the lake of the eye of Ca are numerous birds, flamingos, pelicans, storks, herons, ibis, cranes, peacocks, guinea fowl, parrots, rheas, emus, swans, geese, ducks. There are large islands for chimpanzees, baboons, marmosets ... but you can also admire other mammals; porcupines, meerkats, wallabies, elephants, reticulated giraffes, camels, large kudu, impala, wild dogs, cheetahs, farm animals, and reptiles: turtles, alligators, snakes, iguanas ...

I don't have any guides of this zoo. Does any body know if they made any guides? And where I can get those?

In the year 1999 they had theire 25th anniversarry. Have they made any books on this occassion?