▁these ▁species ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁protected ▁areas ▁and ▁national ▁par ks . ▁For em ost ▁among ▁these ▁is ▁W aza ▁National ▁Park ▁( Par c ▁National ▁du ▁W aza ), ▁which ▁occup ies ▁ 1 7 0 0   km 2 . ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁grown ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁Cam ero on ' s ▁largest ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions . ▁Kal am al ou é ▁National ▁Park ▁( Par c ▁National ▁de ▁Kal am al ou é ) ▁is ▁a ▁smaller ▁protected ▁area , ▁which ▁protect s ▁ 4 5   km 2 ▁in ▁the ▁narrow ▁neck ▁of ▁land ▁separ ating ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁Ch ad ▁at ▁the ▁province ' s ▁northern most ▁reaches . ▁This ▁park ▁protect s ▁those ▁species ▁that ▁rout in ely ▁traverse ▁Cam ero on ▁in ▁their ▁year ly ▁migr ations . ▁Moz ogo ▁G ok oro ▁National ▁Park ▁houses ▁a ▁diverse ▁number ▁of ▁mon key ▁and ▁re pt ile ▁species ▁within ▁ 1 4   km ². ▁ ▁The ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁province ' s ▁wild life ▁remains ▁uncertain , ▁as ▁cor ruption ▁has ▁allowed ▁even ▁these ▁protected ▁areas ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁po ach ers . ▁Some ▁villages ▁have ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁animals , ▁however . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Log one - B ir ni , ▁for ▁example , ▁is ▁called ▁" the ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁cro cod iles ". ▁ ▁Sav anna ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁province ' s ▁primary ▁veget ation .