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The
Digya National Park was gazatted in 1971 and covers an area
of 3,478 km2 of undulating terrain with sandstone inselbergs.
It is situated on the western shores of the Volta Lake. Guinea
savanna woodland predominates with gallery forest along the
major lines. The Park supports at least six primate species
including black and white colobus, elephants and a variety
of antelopes. Manatee and clawless otter are also reported
to be present in the Park.
Digya
is the historical home of two currently extinct large mammals,:
the black rhinoceros, locally known as the naree , and the
gregarious wildebeest, locally called the gnoo (gnu) the manatee
omit pr sea cow is the Park's emblem. |
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