Ankasa Conservation Area
| Part of | Africa, Nini Suhien National Park  |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd | Western Region (Ghana) |
| Coordinate location | 5°17′0″N 2°39′0″W |
| Significant place | Axim |
De Ankasa Conservation Area be area insyd southwestern Ghana, insyd Ghana ein Western Region, about 365 kilometres west of Accra near de border plus Côte d'Ivoire.[1] Edey incorporate de Nini Suhien National Park[2] insyd de North, den de Ankasa Forest Reserve insyd de South.[3]
De park be approximately 500 square kilometers, den edey consist largely of tropical evergreen rainforest.[4] De Ankasa Conservation Area be de only wildlife wey ebe area dem protect insyd Ghana dat dey locate insyd de wet evergreen tropical high rainforest belt.[5] De Ankasa, Nini, den Suhien Rivers all pass through de park, den are known for ein rapids den waterfalls. De forest gey de most biological diversity of any insyd Ghana, with over 800 vascular plant species, 639 butterfly species, den more dan 190 bird species.[5][6] Animal life dey include de elephant, bongo, leopard, chimpanzee,[7] Diana monkey,[8] den oda primates. Apart from de forest wey edey reserve wey dem selectively log til 1976, de rest of de protected area dey almost intact.[5]
De park dey include basic camping facilities plus shelters, toilets, den running water along plus chaw facilities for sitting down den having chat.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Ghana Ministry of Tourism -- official site
- Ghana Wildlife Society (Accessed June 2014)
- Status of Great Apes in the area
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ivory Coast", Wikipedia, 2019-05-21, retrieved 2019-05-25
- ↑ "Nini Suhien National Park and Ankasa Resources Reserve, Ghana". www.fcghana.org. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ↑ "Ghana Wildlife Society:ANKASA NATIONAL PARK (Accessed June 2014)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ "Rainforests". Mongabay.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tilahun, Mesfin; Damnyag, Lawrence; Anglaaere, Luke C.N. (2016). "The Ankasa Forest Conservation Area of Ghana: Ecosystem service values and on-site REDD + opportunity cost". Forest Policy and Economics. 73: 168–176. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2016.08.011.
- ↑ Hall, J. B.; Swaine, M. D. (1976). "Classification and Ecology of Closed-Canopy Forest in Ghana". Journal of Ecology. 64 (3): 913–951. doi:10.2307/2258816. JSTOR 2258816.
- ↑ "Chimpanzee | National Geographic". Animals. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-05-25.