Mole National Park

Mole National Park is located in northwest Ghana and it is the largest most frequently visited wildlife refuge in Ghana. It is situated in the heart of the pristine Guinea Savannah Woodland ecosystem with low hills and escarpments. This area of Ghana receives over 1000 mm per year of rainfall. A long-term study has been done on Mole National Park to understand the impact of human hunters on the animals in the preserve. The park's lands were set aside as a wildlife refuge in 1958. In 1971 the small human population of the area was relocated and the lands were designated a national park.

The park is an important water catchment area with smaller water streams and other rivers with smaller water streams and other rivers pouring their water in the White Volta. Kparia and polzen are among popular rivers in the park which have developed into a spectacular waterfall downstream.
There is an estimate of about 742 species of plants and trees in the park of which 4 are endemic species and more than 20 are classified as rare species.
Visitors and guests are privileged to see a variety of wildlife from an escarpments at the motel. over 90 mammal species have been recorded, notably elephants, baboons, leopards, lions and other antelopes. more than nine species of amphibians; 33 species of reptiles and over 300 species of birds including the globally threatened fox kestrel, Senegal parrot, violet plantain-eater and yellow-billed shrike.
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