Bia Tawaya National Park

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Bia Tawaya National Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

Tallest tree in the Bia forest

Tallest tree in the Bia forest

location Western North Region in Ghana
surface 78 km²
WDPA ID 672
Geographical location 6 ° 28 '  N , 3 ° 5'  W Coordinates: 6 ° 28 '0 "  N , 3 ° 5' 0"  W
Bia Tawaya National Park (Ghana)
Bia Tawaya National Park
Setup date 1974
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The Bia Tawaya National Park , also known as Bia National Park , is a national park in the Western North Region of Ghana , whose predominant vegetation is pristine tropical rainforest . It was declared a forest reserve in 1935 with a size of 306 km² and named after the river Bia , which flows through the area. It has been an official national park since 1974, originally with an area of ​​308 km². Its current size is 78 km². In the south there is a 563 km² tropical rainforest area , which is placed under a certain protection as the Bia Game Production Reserve or Bia Resource Reserve , but contains numerous tree species that are interesting for the timber trade.

At an altitude of 145 to 230 m above sea level , there is an annual rainfall of 1300 to 1600 mm. The area of ​​the Bia Game Production Reserve is 170 to 643 m above sea level with an annual rainfall of 1500 to 1700 mm. The park is covered by partially untouched rainforest with numerous evergreen and deciduous tree species, palms , lianas and orchids . A large number of the plants, trees and flowers can be classified as rare. Some of the tallest trees in West Africa are in the Bia Tawaya National Park.

62 species of mammals live in the park. One can find the classic species of the rainforest, among them leopards , bongos , bay duiker , yellow-backed duiker , buffalo and many species of monkeys including chimpanzees , as well as over 160 species of birds and antelope . According to data from 1987, this large ecosystem was home to around 150 forest elephants , and in the 1990s it was said to have been 300 to 500.

The Bia National Park was 1983 Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO explained. The National Park and the Bia Resource Reserve are an Important Bird Area . Poaching and timber harvesting pose serious threats to Bia Tawaya National Park. Bia National Park receives financial support from the EU under the Ghana Protected Area Development Program .

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Bia Tawaya National Park  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. The Clearing-House Mechanism (chm) of Ghana - Bia National Park ( Memento from July 3, 2012 on WebCite ) (English)