Mole National Park

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Mole National Park began life as the Mole Game Reserve in 1958, when Ghana’s wildlife authorities set aside 4,554 km² of Guinea savanna to curb intensive hunting and safeguard the Mole River headwaters. Between 1964 and 1971, the reserve was enlarged, and approximately 1,200 residents of six villages were resettled. Under Legislative Instrument 710, the land was formally gazetted as Ghana’s first national park on 4 September 1971. The Gbantala Triangle was annexed in 1992, expanding the park to its current 4,577 km² and making it the country’s largest protected area. Its growing elephant herd and diverse antelope species helped secure a place on UNESCO’s Tentative World Heritage List in 2000 .

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