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The Boin Tano Forest Reserve is a
nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
located in the Western Region of
Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. It was established in 1968. This site, which is , is rich both in faunal and floral species.


Flora and fauna

The Boin Tano Forest Reserve is located only five degrees north of the Equator and around north of the
Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in ...
in
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
, therefore giving it a warm and humid climate.
Grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...
s mixed with shrublands and forests dominate the reserve. Hundreds of different species live within this protected area and its boundaries. ;Conservation status criteria The following tags are used to highlight each species'
conservation status The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservatio ...
as assessed by the IUCN.


See also

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List of amphibians of Ghana This is a list of the amphibian species recorded in Ghana. There are 80 amphibian species in Ghana, of which 2 are critically endangered, 6 are endangered, 4 are vulnerable and 10 are near-threatened. This list is derived from the Amphibiaweb Data ...
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List of birds of Ghana This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ghana. The avifauna of Ghana included a total of 772 confirmed species as of August 2021. Of them, one has been introduced by humans. None are endemic. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Av ...
* List of butterflies of Ghana * List of mammals of Ghana * List of moths of Ghana *
List of national parks of Ghana Ghana has a large system of 21 protected areas which include 7 national parks, 6 Resource Reserves, 2 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 1 Strict Nature Reserve and 5 coastal wetlands. National parks *Bia National Park * Bui National Park * Digya Nationa ...
* List of reptiles of Ghana *
List of reptiles of Morocco This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco. * Endemic species * Introduced species Crocodilians Family Crocodylidae Lizards Family Trogonophidae Family Agamidae Family Anguid ...


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Sources

* * {{Refend Eastern Guinean forests Forest reserves of Ghana