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Ghana's New Forest National Park

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Sonia M. Jeffrey
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In May 1974 Ghana created its first high forest national park. This is a forest reserve in the Bia tributaries area of the Western Region, comprising 118 square miles of some of the highest forest in West Africa, including primary unlogged forest, with an annual rainfall of 57 inches spread over ten to eleven months. The area was chosen partly for the large numbers of elephants and monkeys. The possibility of a forest national park in this region has been under consideration for at least five years; success was achieved after lengthy negotiations under the keen direction of the Chief Game and Wildlife Officer, Dr E. O. A. Asibey.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , April 1975 , pp. 34 - 36
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1975

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