Lofa-Mano National Park
LocationLiberia
Coordinates7°28′00″N 10°35′00″W / 7.46666666°N 10.58333333°W / 7.46666666; -10.58333333
Area2,300 square kilometres (890 sq mi)

The Lofa-Mano National Park is a proposed national park in Liberia. It was proposed in 1979. This site is 2,300 square kilometres (890 sq mi).[1] The park was proposed to protect an area of unexploited[2] forest in the north-west of the country, bordering Sierra Leone, an area described ecologically at the time as "certainly the most abundant in Liberia".[1] The national park area would complement the adjoining Gola Forest area of Sierra Leone.[3]

The forests are home to species of threatened birds,[1] and the Pan-African duiker.[4]

This area has a high value of biodiversity, where over 60 globally endangered species live, and it is also a critical corridor for wildlife.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Collar, N. J.; Stuart, S. N. (1 January 1988). Key Forests for Threatened Birds in Africa. International Council for Bird Preservation. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-946888-15-3.
  2. ↑ Bourdelle, Edouard (1991). Mammalia. Muséum National D'histoire Naturelle. p. 515.
  3. ↑ Oates, John F. (1996). African primates: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN. p. 28. ISBN 978-2-8317-0304-6.
  4. ↑ East, Rod (January 1990). Antelopes: Global Survey and Regional Action Plans. IUCN. p. 49. ISBN 978-2-8317-0016-8.
  5. ↑ BirdLife International. "Guardian communities of Lofa-Mano forest, Liberia". BirdLife. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-11.


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