Tano Nimri Forest Reserve

Tano Nimri Forest Reserve
Map showing the location of Tano Nimri Forest Reserve
Map showing the location of Tano Nimri Forest Reserve
LocationSouth-western Ghana
Coordinates05°37′59″N 02°37′00″W / 5.63306°N 2.61667°W / 5.63306; -2.61667
Area206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Established1935

The Tano Nimri or Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve is found in south-western Ghana. It was established in 1935. It covers an area of 206 km2 (80 sq mi).[1]

Environment

The terrain between the Nimri and Tano rivers is rugged, characterised by steep slopes and valleys that flood during rainfall. The southern third is vegetated with wet evergreen forest; the rest with moist evergreen forest.[2]

The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.[2]

It is thought that western chimpanzees are present in the reserve (Magnuson et al., 2003).

References

  1. ^ World Database on Protected Areas[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  • Magnuson, L., Adu-Nsiah, M., Kpelle, D. (2003). Ghana. In: Kormos, R., Boesch, C., Bakarr, M., Butynski, T. (eds), West African Chimpanzees: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. pp. 111–116.


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