Crocodiles, the endangered manatees, and otters are found in the rivers and lagoons. Hippopotamuses are found in the Volta River. There are many species of lizards, tortoises, and giant snails. Among the numerous birds are parrots, hornbills, kingfishers, eagles, kites, herons, cuckoos, nightjars, sunbirds, egrets, vultures, snakebirds, and plantain eaters. The ocean, rivers, and inland lakes are rich in fish and other forms of life.
Insect life is particularly abundant.
There are beetles, fireflies, ants, termites, butterflies, crickets, and bugs. The Mole National Park in the western part of the Northern Region near Damongo is 1,900 square miles in extent. Other reserves have been developed farther south, notably on some of the islands in Lake Volta.