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place · 1996 site record

Baobolon's six creeks

A north-bank wetland that crosses habitat and livelihood boundaries.

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The Gambia's Ramsar information sheet describes six major bolons between Salikeni and Katchang, linking tidal estuaries, mangrove forest, saltmarsh and savanna. Its roughly 20,000 hectares were designated in 1996. [ramsar-baobolon] [ramsar-gambia]

Local dyking retained rainy-season fresh water for rice, while creeks and mangroves supplied fish and materials. Those documented uses show a managed landscape, although a 1996 survey cannot certify conditions three decades later. [ramsar-baobolon]

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It is a source-backed research note. It does not stand in for personal testimony, community agreement, or a complete account of this place.