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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Hippopotamuses in Rusizi Nature Reserve
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Location | Burundi |
Nearest city | Bujumbura |
Coordinates | 3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E / 3.247723°S 29.230671°ECoordinates: 3°14′52″S 29°13′50″E / 3.247723°S 29.230671°E |
Rusizi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.Gustave, a Nile crocodile rumored to have killed 300 people lives here.