Kalakpa Game Production Reserve
| Kalakpa Game Production Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| 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]
Location
[edit]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]
Description
[edit]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]
Threats
[edit]- In 2009, there were reports of encroachments on the Kalakpa Resource Reserve.[6]
- Also in 2016 there were reports of illegal logging at the Kalakpa Resource Reserve in the Volta Region, with the risks of the Reserve losing most of its trees.[7]
- In 2018 the Regional Minister said force would have to be considered to relocate the encroachers. About 28 communities with a population of about 2,000, from the four districts hosting the reserve; Adaklu, Ho West, North, and Central Tongu, who were inhabiting the Reserve illegally.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "VOLTA REGION". Ghana Embassy - Japan. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Kalakpa | Protected Planet". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ "Status Report for Ghana's Kalakpa Resource Reserve" (PDF).
- ^ "Volta Region - About Ghana". Peace FM. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Volta Region | Embassy of The Republic of Ghana - Denmark". ghanaembassy.dk. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^ "Kalakpa Resource Reserve under siege by encroachers". ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^ "Illegal loggers invade Kalakpa Resource Reserve". graphic.com.gh. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^ Ghana, News (29 June 2017). "Kalakpa Reserve Settlers to relocate to resettlement sites by 2018 - News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Communities on Kalakpa Reserve to be resettled by 2018". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
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