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- 1 2 "Kainji Lake National Park". United Nations Environment Programme: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ↑ Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources. Antelope Specialist Group. Antelopes : global survey and regional action plans. IUCN. p. 84. ISBN 2-8317-0016-7.
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