SUDAN

The sustainability of
the world's 3rd largest game
park - the Dinder Park in
Sudan - is being seriously
doubted now. Home to over
150 varieties of birds and a
large wildlife population, the
park has for long attracted
the attention of hunters,
nomads and farmers. According to the park authorities,
,he hunters target animals
and birds, especially the
izuinea fowl, by poisoning
their water sources.

Says Hatim Mubarak, the
warden in charge of the
Dinder Park: "The park is
under a serious threat. It
iacks funds and enough
game wardens to patrol the
area." Sudanese environ-nentalists share the concern,
too. At a recent workshop in
Khartoum, Mutasim Nimir,
Khairman. of the Sudanese
environmental Society poin -
ted out that "spraying of pesticides by planes also affect
the wildlife population in the
parks, especially birds."