Mole National Park

Mole National Park, one of Ghana ein seven national parks, be de country ein largest wildlife refuge. De park dey locate insyd de Savannah region of Ghana for savanna den riparian ecosystems top at an elevation of 50 m, plus a sharp escarpment wey dey form de southern boundary of de park. De Park be 24 km from Damongo, de district capital, 146 km south east of Tamale, de Regional capital. De park be 700 km from Accra den 430 km from Kumasi. De park ein entrance dey reach thru de nearby town of Larabanga. E dey cover an area of about 4,577 square kilometers of fairly undisturbed Guinea savannah insyd de northern part of Ghana. De Levi den Mole Rivers be ephemeral rivers wey dey flow thru de park, wey dey leave behind only drinking holes during de long dry season. Dis area of Ghana dey receive over 10 mm per year of rainfall. Na dem do a long-term study for Mole National Park top make dem understand de impact of human hunters for de animals insyd de preserve.Brashares, Justin S.; Peter Arcese, Moses K. Sam (2001). "Human demography and reserve size predict wildlife extinction in West Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 268 (1484): 2473–2478. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1815. PMC 1088902. PMID 11747566.

Flora
Tree species of de park dey include Burkea africana, Isoberlinia doka, den Terminalia macroptera. De savanna grasses be somewat low insyd diversity buh species dem know dey include a spikesedge, Kyllinga echinata, an Aneilema, Aneilema setiferum var. pallidiciliatum, den two endemic members of de Asclepiadaceae subfamily, de vine Gongronema obscurum, den de edible geophyte, Raphionacme vignei.

Trees:

 Adansonia digitata
 Afzelia africana
 Anogeissus leiocarpus
 Afraegle paniculata
 Burkea africana
 Butyrospermum paradoxum
 Cassia sieberana
 Celastrus senegalensis
 "Combretum ghasalense Detarium microcarpum Grewia lasiodiscus Grewia mollis Lannea acida Maytenus senegalensis Piliostigma thonningii Pterocarpus erinaceus Sterculia setigera Tamarindus indica Terminalia spp., wey dey include Terminalia avicennioides Ximenia americanaShrubs:
 Diospyros mespiliformis Feretia apodanthera Flueggea virosa Tinnsea spp.
 Urginea spp.

Herbaceous plants:
 Abutilon ramosum Aneilema umbrosum Atylosia scarabaeoides Blepharis maderaspatensis Desmodium velutinum Mariscus alternifolius Ruellia Sida urens Triumfetta pentandra Wissadula amplissimaGrasslands:
 Andropogon spp., wey dey include Andropogon gayanus var. squamulatus (a tall grass)
 Brachiaria spp.
 Loudetiopsis kerstingii Sporobolus pyramidalis (insyd protected areas per)
 Setaria barbata'' (insyd protected areas per)

 References 
Category:National parks of Ghana
Category:Important Bird Areas of Ghana
Category:Savannah Region (Ghana)
Category:Protected areas dem establish insyd 1958
Category:1958 establishments insyd Ghana

External links

 Exploring Mole National Park: Ghana's Premier Wildlife Destination