Ecological Protection
Termit is home to the Termit Massif Reserve, a 700,000 hectare faunal reserve established in 1962 to protect endangered antelope and Addax populations.
In 2006, the government of Niger applied to UNESCO to have the Termit Massif area named a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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