AR-News: (Ghana) Bonfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary under threat

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GNA | Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 2004



A number of animal species in the Bonfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sekyere 
East District of Ashanti face the threat of extinction as a result of 
bushfires. 
The worse affected are the porcupine (Apese), tree pauquolin (Aprawa) and 
snails. 
Already, about one-third of the sanctuary’s total forest cover of 53 square 
kilometres has been completely destroyed by bushfires. 
Mr. James Pourideme, Senior Wildlife Officer in-charge of the Kumawu area, 
was speaking at a three-day anti-bushfire training workshop organised for 44 
fire volunteers and six wildlife guards at Bodomase. 





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http://www.accra-mail.com/story.asp?id=9292 
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