Hadejia-Nguru wetlands

The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands span across northern Nigeria where the Hadejia and Jama'are rivers meet, creating numerous water channels that flow into the Yobe River.

The wetlands, designated as a Ramsar site in 2000, previously covered 3,000 square kilometers but experienced substantial reduction due to environmental changes and dam construction.

More than one million residents near these wetlands maintain traditional practices of fishing, farming, and grazing, which shape their daily routines and social structures.

The area supports flood-recession agriculture, allowing farmers to grow rice during wet seasons and cultivate wheat and peppers in dry periods.

The wetlands host between 200,000 and 325,000 waterbirds representing 377 different species, making it a major wildlife concentration point in northern Nigeria.

Location: Yobe State

GPS coordinates: 12.90000,11.00000

Latest update: March 4, 2025 10:55