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The
Natural Heritage of Ghana comprises features related to the
natural environment and ecology.It includes attractions such
as national parks and game reserves, wildlife, waterfalls,
beaches, lakes, Botanical gardens, a range of vegetation types,
Ramsar (Wetlands) sites, mountains, caves and more.
All these features are accessed and enjoyed in a warm tropical
climate with scenic sunset beauty in Ghana.
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Kakum National Park
Kakum and the Assin Attandanso reserves constitute a
twin National Park and Resource Reserve. It was gazetted
in 1991 and covers an area of about 350 km2 of the moist
evergreen forest zone. The emergent trees are exceptionally
high with some reaching 65 meters. The reserve has a
varied wildlife with some 40 species of larger mammals,
including elerpahnats, bongo, red riverhog, seven primates
and four squirrels. Bird life is also varied. About
200 species are known to occur in the reserve and include
5 hornbil species, frazer-eagle owl, African grey and
Senegal parrots. To date, over 400 species butterflies
have been recorded. The Kakum National Park is about
the most developed and subscribed eco-tourism site among
the wildlife conservation areas.
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Ankasa
Resources Park
Nini Suhien National Park and Ankasa Resources Reserve
are twin Wildlife Protected Areas that are located in
the wet evergreen forest area of the Western Region
of Ghana. These areas are so rich in biodiversity that
about 300 species of plants have been recorded in a
single hectare. The areas are largely unexplored but
43 mammal species including the bongo, forest elephant,
10 primate species including the endangered Dina monkey
and the West African chimpanzee have been recorded.
Bird fauna is also rich. The reserves offer very good
example of the west evergreen forest to the prospective
tourist.
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