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Kakum National Park

Kakum National Park
national park
Year dem found am1992 Edit
Native labelKakum National Park Edit
IUCN protected areas categoryIUCN category II: National Park Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydCentral Region Edit
Ein locationCentral Region Edit
Coordinate location5°21′13″N 1°23′0″W Edit
Significant placeAssin-Attandanso Game Production Reserve Edit
Heritage designationTentative World Heritage Site Edit
World Heritage criteria(vii), (x) Edit
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Kakum National Park, dey de coastal area for Central Region[1][2][3] wey dey Ghana.[4] E bola lyk 375 square kilomètres (145 sq mi). Dem do de park for 1931 insyd so say e go check like e be reserve. dem gazette am as national park for 1992 insyd after dem do sam survey dem bell avifauna. De area be tropical forest.[5][6][7] One thing wey dey be about de park be say e be de people for de area way start am, no be de State Department of Wildlife wey dem for do am before. Ebe three location for Africa wey get canopy walkway.[8] Wey dey lyk 350 metres (1,150 ft) long, way esan dey connect seven trees top wey you go fi enter de forest.[6][9]

De most notable endangered species of fauna for de park insyd be Diana monkey,[10] giant bongo antelope,[11] yellow-backed duiker[12] den African elephant.[13] E sanso be Important Bird Area[14] wey de Bird Life International[15] recognize plus de bird area fully dey overlap de park area. Dem confirm 266 species de bird inventory for de park insyd, wey dey include eight species of global conservation concern. One of dis species of concern be de white-breasted guineafowl.[16] Dem record nine species of hornbill[17] den de grey parrot.[18] Wey e sanso get more dan 600 butterflies as well, wey na dem discover a new species insyd 1993. As of 2012, dem locate de densest population of forest elephants for Ghana for Kakum insyd.[19]

De Museums and Monuments Board for de Republic of Ghana propose say UNESCO[20] declare de park natural World Heritage Site under criteria vii den x. Dem make de submission for 2000 insyd wey dem list am under de tentative List of World Heritage Sites.[21]

  1. ↑ "Central Region". touringghana.com. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Central Region". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kakum National Park (Official GANP Park Page)". national-parks.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "GTA's Experience Ghana, Share Ghana Campaign To Promote Domestic Tourism Visits Central & Western Regions - Ghana.Travel". 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Parks and reserves of Ghana: Management Effectiveness Assessment of Protected Areas" (PDF). IUCN. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Kakum National Park (Assin Attandanso Reserve) (#)". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kakum National Park". Microsfere. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kakum Canopy Walk". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve". Bird Life. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Diana monkey | primate". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bongo | antelope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) - Quick facts". www.ultimateungulate.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "African Elephant | Species | WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  14. ↑ BirdLife International. "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs)". BirdLife. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "BirdLife International | conservation group". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  17. ↑ BirdLife International. "The Helmeted Hornbill crisis and BirdLife's conservations efforts". BirdLife. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  18. ↑ BirdLife International. "Ghana's Grey Parrot population may soon cease to exist". BirdLife. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  19. ↑ Karlya, Maria (7 March 2012). Ghana (Other Places Travel Guide). Other Places Publishing. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-935850-10-6. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  20. ↑ "UNESCO | Definition, History, Members, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Kakum National Park (Assin Attandanso Reserve) (#)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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