Lofa-Mano National Park Explained

The Lofa-Mano National Park is a proposed national park in Liberia. It was proposed in 1979. This site is . The park was proposed to protect an area of unexploited^[1] forest in the north-west of the country, bordering Sierra Leone, an area described ecologically at the time as "certainly the most abundant in Liberia". The national park area would complement the adjoining Gola Forest area of Sierra Leone.^[2]

Environment

The area has a high value of biodiversity, where over 60 globally endangered species live, and it is also a critical corridor for wildlife.^[3] The forests are home to several threatened birds,^[4] and the site has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bourdelle, Edouard. Mammalia. 1991. Muséum National D'histoire Naturelle. 515.
2. Book: Oates, John F.. African primates: status survey and conservation action plan. 1996. IUCN. 978-2-8317-0304-6. 28.
3. Web site: BirdLife International. Guardian communities of Lofa-Mano forest, Liberia. 2020-12-11. BirdLife. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126212503/https://www.birdlife.org/africa/guardian-communities-lofa-mano-forest-liberia. 2020-11-26 .
4. Book: Collar. N. J.. Stuart. S. N.. Key Forests for Threatened Birds in Africa. 1 January 1988. International Council for Bird Preservation. 978-0-946888-15-3. 16.
5. Web site: Lofa-Gola-Mano Complex. . 2024. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024-11-06.