Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations. It lies between the Sahara desert and the Gulf of Guinea, south of the loop of the Niger River, mostly between latitudes 9° and 15°N (a small area is north of 15°), and longitudes 6°W and 3°E. The land is green in the south, with forests and fruit trees, and semi-arid in the north. Most of central Burkina Faso lies on a savanna plateau, above sea level, with fields, brush, and scattered trees. Burkina Faso's game preserves – the most important of which are Arly, Nazinga, and W National Park—contain lions, elephants, hippopotamus, monkeys, common warthogs, and antelopes. Previously the endangered painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus occurred in Burkina Faso, but, although the last sightings were made in Arli National Park,C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg the species is considered extirpated from Burkina Faso.
burkina faso (formerly upper volta) is a landlocked sahel country that shares borders with six nations it lies between the sahara desert and the gulf of guinea south of the loop of the niger river mostly between latitudes 9° and 15°n (a small area is north of 15°) and longitudes 6°w and 3°e the land is green in the south with forests and fruit trees and semi-arid in the north most of central burkina faso lies on a savanna plateau above sea level with fields brush and scattered trees burkina faso's game preserves – the most important of which are arly nazinga and w national park—contain lions elephants hippopotamus monkeys common warthogs and antelopes previously the endangered painted hunting dog lycaon pictus occurred in burkina faso but although the last sightings were made in arli national parkc michael hogan 2009 painted hunting dog lycaon pictus globaltwitchercom ed n stromberg the species is considered extirpated from burkina faso