Mamiri Forest Reserve

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Mamiri Forest Reserve

| alt_name =

| iucn_category = V

| photo =

| photo_alt =

| photo_caption =

| photo_width =

| map = Ghana

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Map of Ghana

| map_width =

| relief = 1

| location = Western Region, Ghana

| nearest_city = Pensamon

| coordinates = {{coord|5.661|N|2.378|W|region:GH-WP|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{Cite web| url=http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Mamiri_Forest_Reserve| title=Mamiri Forest Reserve| work=protectedplanet.net}}

| area = {{Convert|45|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| established = 1949

| visitation_num =

| visitation_year =

| governing_body =

| world_heritage_site =

| url =

}}

The Mamiri Forest Reserve is found in Ghana. It was established in 1949.

Geography

The site covers {{Convert|45|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.[http://www.wdpa.org/siteSheet.aspx?sitecode=40839 World Database on Protected Areas]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It has a long, narrow shape, extending for about {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} from north to south, and only {{Convert|2|-|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} from east to west (Oates, 2006). Mamiri lies on the boundary between the wet evergreen and moist evergreen forest zones (Hall and Swaine, 1981). The terrain is hilly, with the hills strongly dissected by steep-sided deep valleys. These valleys become flooded during the rainy season, creating swampy habitats.{{Cite web|title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mamiri-forest-reserve-iba-ghana|access-date=2020-12-21|website=datazone.birdlife.org}} The reserve lies at an elevation of about 128 m above sea level.{{Cite web|title=Mamiri Forest Reserve forest reserve, Ghana|url=http://gh.geoview.info/mamiri_forest_reserve,2298284|access-date=2020-12-21|website=gh.geoview.info}}

=Wildlife=

The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.{{cite web |url= https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mamiri-forest-reserve-iba-ghana|title= Mamiri Forest Reserve|author= |date=2024|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 2024-11-24}}

==Chimpanzees==

There are no recent estimates of western chimpanzee abundance in Ghana. The last estimate was made by Teleki (1989), which estimated between 300 and 500 chimpanzees to be present in Ghana. The chimpanzee's presence was confirmed during field surveys in 2005 at this site (Oates, 2006). However, subsequent surveys in 2009 failed to confirm their survival. (Gatti, 2009).[http://apes.eva.mpg.de/apeswiki/index.php/Mamiri_Forest_Reserve APES MAPPER]

References

Hall, J.B. and Swaine, M.D. (1981) Distribution and Ecology of Vascular Plants in Tropical Rain Forest. W. Junk Publishers, Den Haag.
Oates, J. (2006) Primate Conservation in the Forests of Western Ghana. Unpublished report to the Wildlife Division, Forestry Commission, Ghana

Category:Forest reserves of Ghana

Category:Important Bird Areas of Ghana

Category:Eastern Guinean forests

Category:Protected areas established in 1949

Category:1949 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)