Manda National Park is a national park in Chad. It is located in southern Chad near the town of Sarh and borders the Chari River on the east and the Sarh-Ndjamena road on the south-west. The park covers more than 113,000 hectares and was created in 1965. It had been a protected area for animals since 1953.
Wildlife
The park is home to mammals such as lions and other large animals that are only visible during the dry season. African wild dogs also live in the park. The park was first made to protect the giant eland. However, like the African elephant, the giant eland was no longer found in the park by the late 1980s.
The park has been named an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. Birds found in the park include the yellow penduline tit, Senegal eremomela, blackcap babbler, white-collared starling, bush petronia, rufous cisticola, Gambaga flycatcher, and red-faced pytilia.