Grebo-Krahn National Park, Grebo-Krahn National Forest, Grebo National Park, Grebo National Forest, or Grebo Forest is a national park in Grand Gedeh County and River Gee County, Liberia controlled by Liberia's Forestry Development Authority.[1]
| Grebo-Krahn National Park | |
|---|---|
  Location in Liberia | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grand Gedeh County and River Gee County, Liberia |
| Coordinates | 5°31′19″N 7°37′12″W / 5.52194°N 7.62000°W |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Area | 237,591.55 acres (96,149.89 ha)[1] (official land area) 693,377.7 acres (280,600.0 ha) (maximum extent of combined forest cover) |
| Administration | |
| Status | State-owned |
| Established | October 9, 2017[1] |
| Governing body | Forestry Development Authority[1] |
| Ecology | |
| Forest cover | >99% |
Environment
editThe park contains over 300 animal species, 270 plant species[2] and serves as an important habitat for endangered and critically endangered species and subspecies, most notably the western chimpanzee, Diana monkey, king colobus, pygmy hippopotamus and giant pangolin[3] The park has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE GREBO NATIONAL FOREST AS GREBO-KRAHN, NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). Liberian Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "Liberia: Multinational Stakeholders Validate Grebo/Krahn National Park Management Plan". FrontPageAfrica. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Mukpo, Ashoka. "Watch: Rare wildlife caught on camera in a remote Liberian rainforest". Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Grebo". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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