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Mole National Park, one of Ghana's seven national parks, is the country's largest wildlife refuge. [1] [2] The park is located in the Savannah region of Ghana on savanna and riparian ecosystems at an elevation of 50 m, with a sharp escarpment forming the southern boundary of the park. The Park is 24 km from Damongo, the district capital, 146 km ...
Khar Turan National Park and Touran Wildlife Refuge are adjoining protected areas in Iran. They are situated in the Semnan province, southeast of Shahrud. With a size of 1,400,000 hectares (14,000 km 2), They form the second-largest reserve in Iran. Khar Turan National Park also called the little Africa in Iran, is registered as the second ...
Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia. This is a list of national parks in Africa.The nature of the parks varies considerably not only between countries but also within some nations - the degree of protection, accessibility and type of environment for which it is intended to deliver protection.
Outgoing President Joe Biden's administration billed the outcome as proof the 19 million-acre refuge, home to species including polar bears and Porcupine caribou, should remain off-limits to ...
Nestled in the tranquil hills of this small Middle Tennessee town, this retreat is where elephants can find healing and refuge. Spanning more than 3,060 acres, The Elephant Sanctuary has become a ...
No oil or gas company sought to drill in a contentious wildlife refuge in Alaska, the Interior Department announced Wednesday. As required by a 2017 law, the Biden administration offered the ...
The wildlife of Djibouti, consisting of its flora and fauna, is in a harsh landscape with forest accounting for less than one percent of its area.Most species are found in the northern part of the country in the Day Forest National Park at an average elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), including the massif Goda, with a peak of 1,783 metres (5,850 ft).
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in danger in 1997. The main threats to the reserve are deforestation, primarily caused by slash and burn agriculture, and commercial hunting for the sale of bushmeat. Gold mining has also been problematic to the Reserve. As of 2005, the fighting in the eastern part of the ...