Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary

{{short description|Park in Ghana}}

{{use Ghanaian English|date=February 2020}}

{{Designation list

| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar Site

| designation1_date = 22 February 1988

| designation1_number = 393{{Cite web|title=Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar Site|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/393|accessdate=25 April 2018}}}}Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary, located in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-11 |title=Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary: Personnel worried about destruction of plantation to construct bridge - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/owabi-wildlife-sanctuary-personnel-worried-about-destruction-of-plantation-to-construct-bridge/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}} It is home to many butterflies, over 140 species of birds, monkeys and the more reclusive bushpig, bushbuck and antelope.{{cite web | url=http://www.fcghana.org/page.php?page=269§ion=32&typ=1&subs=277 | title=Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary | publisher=Forestry Commission of Ghana | accessdate=7 April 2014}}

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The region is rich with indigenous birds and some migrants. There are about 161 kinds of birds. The sanctuary is also the only inland Ramsar site in Ghana. The site is suitable for picnicking and bird watching.