Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary

Designations
Official name Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar Site
Designated 22 February 1988
Reference no. 393[1]

Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary, located in Kumasi, Ghana. It is home to many butterflies, over 140 species of birds, monkeys and the more reclusive bushpig, bushbuck and antelope.[2]

The region is rich with indigenous birds and some migrants. There are about 161 kinds of birds.[2] The sanctuary is also the only inland Ramsar Convention site in the country of Ghana. Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumasi can also be suitable for arranging picnics and bird watching.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary". Forestry Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

Coordinates: 6°45′07″N 1°42′36″W / 6.751843°N 1.710017°W / 6.751843; -1.710017


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