It lies in the Bénoué savanna belt, a humid savannah woodland area [5] between the cities of Garoua to the north and Ngaoundéré to the south.

The predominant large ungulates in the park are antelope such as the kob, western hartebeest, giant eland and waterbuck, as well as African buffalo.

In the dry season, sandbars exposed by fluctuating levels of the sandy Bénoué River provide habitat for plover and other waterbirds.

[3] Common species include Adamawa turtle-dove, crocodile bird, red-throated bee-eater, red-winged grey warbler, stone partridge, and violet turaco.

There is a loose social structure that park guards and conservationists deal with, taking on roles such as community educators and arbitrators.

[1] At least one incident of kleptoparasitism, villagers stealing meat from a lion kill, was documented at Bénoué National Park.