Kangari Hills Forest Reserve
Kangari Hills Forest Reserve is a non-hunting forest reserve in the centre of Sierra Leone. The area became a forest reserve in 1924. Lying between 200 and 500 metres above sea level, the reserve has an area of 8,573 hectares (85.73 km²), although parts of it area have been encroached upon by farming and mining.[1] The Reserve is one of the few places in Sierra Leone where the endangered forest elephant survives.[2]
| Kangari Hills Forest Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Location | Sierra Leone |
| Coordinates | 8.39834°N 11.61598°W |
| Area | 85.73 km2 (33.10 sq mi) |
| Established | 1924 |
See also
- Protected areas of Sierra Leone
References
- World Database on Protected Areas: Site Information, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, retrieved on 9 November 2007
- Eco-Tourism, Sierra Leone National Tourist Board, retrieved on 9 November 2007
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