Kalakpa Game Production Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Location | Ghana |
Coordinates | 6°28′49″N 0°28′36″E / 6.480309771259643°N 0.4765479250549313°E |
Area | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Created | 1975 |
Kalakpa Game Production Reserve is a 32,020 hectare forest reserve in Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
The reserve is located in the southeastern part of the Country, about 120 kilometers northeast of the capital Accra and about 30 kilometers south from the Volta Regional capital, Ho. [1] [4]
The protected area was founded in 1975 by the Ghanaian government, located on the foothills of the Togo Mountains in the Ho Municipal Area. [5] Before this area became an animal reserve, it served mainly as preferred hunting area for expatriates in Ghana. [1]
In this animal reserve you can find, apart from lions and elephants. Among other animals there is a variety of buffaloes, antelopes, baboons and smaller mammals in the reserve. The bird world is worth seeing here. The reserve also boasts many butterfly species. [1]
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Kalakpa Game Production Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Location | Ghana |
Coordinates | 6°28′49″N 0°28′36″E / 6.480309771259643°N 0.4765479250549313°E |
Area | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Created | 1975 |
Kalakpa Game Production Reserve is a 32,020 hectare forest reserve in Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
The reserve is located in the southeastern part of the Country, about 120 kilometers northeast of the capital Accra and about 30 kilometers south from the Volta Regional capital, Ho. [1] [4]
The protected area was founded in 1975 by the Ghanaian government, located on the foothills of the Togo Mountains in the Ho Municipal Area. [5] Before this area became an animal reserve, it served mainly as preferred hunting area for expatriates in Ghana. [1]
In this animal reserve you can find, apart from lions and elephants. Among other animals there is a variety of buffaloes, antelopes, baboons and smaller mammals in the reserve. The bird world is worth seeing here. The reserve also boasts many butterfly species. [1]
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