Established in 1955, it is located in Kompienga Province and covers an area of 2237 km2.
The western border is the national road N18 from Fada N'Gourma to Porga.
In the South the reserve reaches the Pendjari river, being Burkina Faso's border with Benin.
The reserve is home to elephants, hippopotamuses, lions, leopards,[1] and 450 species of flowering plants.
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