Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species.

Site description Bura River Forest Reserve is located near Dunkwa town in the Wassa-Amenfi District and is connected to two smaller reserves, the Angoben and Totua Shelterbelts. The reserve includes several steep-sided hills, some exceeding 275 m and numerous streams, including the Bura river, flow through the reserve to drain into the Tano and Ankobra rivers. Large parts of the reserve, particularly the north, remain untouched although southern parts are heavily disturbed and there are a few farms. Mean annual rainfall is c.1,626 mm.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Bura River	Forest Reserve	10,308	protected area contains site	10,300

Habitats

Land use

Other biodiversity None known to BirdLife International.

Management considerations The site was designated a Forest Reserve under local bye-laws in 1931 and by the Forest Ordinance in 1939. Exploitation of forest produce for local use is permitted. Heavy logging was carried out in about 30 compartments in 1975–1976, and salvage logging occurred in one compartment in 1992.

References Hawthorne and Abu-Juam (1995), Holbech (1996).

Contribute  Please click here to help BirdLife conserve the world's birds - your data for this IBA and others are vital for helping protect the environment.

Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bura River Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife