| 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 / 5.52194; -7.62000 |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Area | 237,591.55 acres (96,149.89 ha) (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 |
| Governing body | Forestry Development Authority |
| Ecology | |
| Forest cover | >99% |
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.
Environment
The park contains over 300 animal species, 270 plant species 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 The park has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.
References
- ^ "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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