Ifrane National Park

Ifrane National Park
Ifrane National Park From Above
Map showing the location of Ifrane National Park
Map showing the location of Ifrane National Park
LocationMorocco
Coordinates33°25′54.32″N 5°7′48.58″W / 33.4317556°N 5.1301611°W / 33.4317556; -5.1301611
Area500 km2 (190 sq mi)
Official nameLac d'Afennourir
Designated20 June 1980
Reference no.208[1]

Ifrane National Park is a national park located in the Middle Atlas mountain range of Morocco.[2] Its territory extends over the western part of the mountains and areas within the provinces of Ifrane and Boulmane.[3] It is one of the few remaining habitats for the Barbary macaque; a primate which prehistorically had a much broader range in North Africa, but currently survives as an endangered species in narrowly restricted and fragmented habitats.[4]

History

Ifrane National Park was conceived in 1994 and established in October 2004 to protect important species and ecosystems, and because of increases in human activity and resource exploitation.[5] Since the 1990s, Morocco has been involved in devising strategies to help protect the environment and biodiversity through projects and conventions such as Ramsar.[5] Ifrane National Park is one of the ways that the Moroccan state came up with in order to demonstrate the importance of its forests and ecosystems.

The park initially covered an area of 53,800 ha (133,000 acres), and was enlarged in April 2008[6] to encompasses some of the most ecologically sensitive areas such as wetlands and high-altitude forests.[3]

In 2021, to celebrate World Biodiversity Day, several arruis (Barbary sheep) and crested porcupines were reintroduced to the park.

Geography

The park covers an area of 125,000 hectares (310,000 acres).[6] Much of it is forested with Atlas cedar.[7] The altitude varies between 1,300 and 2,400 metres (4,300 and 7,900 ft) including the cedar forest located in the province of Ifrane.[6] The park contains one tenth of the Atlas Cedar in the world, one fourth of the world's population of the Barbary Macaque, and two Ramsar sites: the two lakes Afennourir and Tifounassine.[6] The former monastery of Toumliline is also located within the park.[8]

Climate

Located in the Atlas Mountains, and affected by the cold north Atlantic current, Ifrane National Park has a continental-influenced warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) with short, somewhat dry, warm summers and long, cool, damp winters. The nights can be severely cold in winter. The winter highs rarely exceed 10 °C (50 °F) in December–February.

Because of its elevation, the area experiences snow during the winter months and a cooler climate during the summer (not as hot as in the nearby regions).[9]

Owing to the area's elevation and proximity to the north Atlantic Ocean, rainfall is very heavy whenever frontal systems affect the region. Precipitation patterns follow the classic Mediterranean range, from October to April. The park also receives high snowfall starting as early as October and lasting well into spring season. The annual average temperature does not exceed 11 °C (52 °F).

The city of Ifrane holds the record of the lowest temperature ever observed in Africa: −23.9 °C (−11.0 °F) on February 11, 1935.[9]

Climate data for Ifrane, Morocco, 1961-1990 normals, extremes 1965-2016
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.0
(98.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		17.2
(63.0) 		37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.5
(63.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.9
(84.0) 		24.7
(76.5) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.5
(54.5) 		9.4
(48.9) 		17.2
(63.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		5.2
(41.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		15.9
(60.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.9
(64.2) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		11.4
(52.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6) 		0.5
(32.9) 		1.4
(34.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.4
(48.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.9
(57.0) 		11.0
(51.8) 		6.6
(43.9) 		2.9
(37.2) 		0.0
(32.0) 		5.6
(42.1)
Record low °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6) 		−23.9
(−11.0) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		0.0
(32.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		4.0
(39.2) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−23.9
(−11.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 138.9
(5.47) 		175.1
(6.89) 		126.1
(4.96) 		130.7
(5.15) 		76.7
(3.02) 		38.3
(1.51) 		13.6
(0.54) 		12.7
(0.50) 		33.3
(1.31) 		72.9
(2.87) 		178.3
(7.02) 		141.8
(5.58) 		1,118.4
(44.03)
Average rainy days 10.6 12.4 12.1 12.4 10.3 6.5 3.8 4.2 6.5 8.4 10.8 10.3 108.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 180.6 169.1 214.4 211.2 263.1 302.3 340.8 317.0 258.1 227.3 175.8 172.8 2,832.5
Source: NOAA[10][11]

Flora and fauna

The area has 1015 different plant species including the Atlas Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica), the Evergreen Oak (Quercus Ilex), the Algerian Oak (Quercus Canariensis), the Maritime Pine (Pinus Pinaster), and the Spanish Juniper (Juniperus Thunifera).[6] Other tree species that exist in the park include the Montpellier maple, the yew, and the holly.[6]

  • Cedrus atlantica in the Park
    Cedrus atlantica in the Park
  • Quercus canariensis
    Quercus canariensis

The park contains a rich fauna. It constitutes a natural living environment for Barbary macaques. Moreover, in the park one can find Barbary wild boars, African wolves, striped hyenas, Barbary stags, Barbary sheep (arruis), red foxes, servals, caracals, European otters, European rabbits, crested porcupines, Cape hares, common genets and, possibly, Barbary leopards.[5]

The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of Barbary partridges, ruddy shelducks, marbled teals, red-knobbed coots, Levaillant's woodpeckers, subalpine, Sardinian and speckled warblers, spotless starlings, Moussier's redstarts, and black-eared and black wheatears.[12] Afennourir Lake is a Ramsar site with a shelter for birdwatching.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Lac d'Afennourir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ National Parks of Morocco. 2009
  3. ^ a b "Parc national d'Ifran - Ecologie.ma". www.ecologie.ma. 2012-07-23. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008
  5. ^ a b c d "Plan d'Aménagement et de Gestion du Parc National du Parc National National d'Ifrane". Projet d'Aménagement et de Protection des Massifs Forestiers de la Province d'Ifrane – via Direction Régionale des Eaux et Forêts du Moyen Atlas Service Provincial des Eaux et Forêts d'Ifrane.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Parc National d'Ifrane – Pays d'Accueil Touristique » IFRANE". www.tourisme-dpt-ifrane.ma. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  7. ^ Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy and Alison Bing. 2007
  8. ^ Pont, Daniel (June 2022). "Pont Toumliline English - DIMMID". dimmid.org. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Africa: Lowest Temperature | ASU World Meteorological Organization". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  10. ^ "Ifrane Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  11. ^ "Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Parc Naturel d'Ifrane". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-22.

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