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Shai Hills Resource Reserve is a resource reserve located in Doryumu in the

Shai Osudoku District Shai Osudoku District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Dangme West District in 1988, which was created from the former Dangme District Council, until the southe ...

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. It was established in 1962 with area of which was later extended to in 1973.

History

The area was declared

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in 1962 with total area of which was later expanded to in 1973. It was made a Game Production Reserve in 1971. The protected area was home to the Shai people before they were ejected by the

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in 1892, remains of Shai peoples works can still be found at the reserve.

Recreation

The Reserve has been a host to recreational activities such as Picnics, and in 2017 hosted the National Biking & Abseil Festival.

Events

Events held at Shai Hills resource reserve has been home to these events:

Location

Shai Hills Resource Reserve is located along the

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road. It is about from Accra, the capital city of Ghana making it the closest wildlife reserve to Accra.

Threats

The reserve is bedeviled with a lot of threats such as danger from speeding vehicles because some of the baboons find their way to the highway. The reserve is also situated close to a stone quarry and this also affects the day-to-day activities of the park.

Touring

The Shai Hills Resource Reserve is covered with grassland and low dry forest vegetation. There are nearly 400 plant species spread on the 5 separate hills at the Shai Hills Resource Reserve. There are nearly dozens of primary animal species including antelopes, bats, birds (such as violet Turaco, Paradise Flycatcher, Green Turaco Red-billed Hornbill, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, and Red-necked Buzzard), baboons, cats, duiker, guinea fowls, kobs, green monkeys, monitor lizards, African python, royal python, and zebras.

Visits

Visitors can visit the attractive region of hilly rocks and grassy plains reserve all year round. Touring the reserve during the early rainy season (May through July) could be difficult because of the rough road condition. Popular activities include game viewing, bird watching, nature walking, and rock climbing.

References

Protected areas of Ghana {{Ghana-geo-stub