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Notice: Undefined variable: state in /home/rainforestw.org/public_html/Rainforest_Regions/Africa/Ghana/index.php on line 59 Ghana, located on the west coast of Africa, was once a heavily forested country. However, it was also one of the first countries in Africa to harvest timber on a large scale, and the impacts on the country's environment have been devastating. Today, there are no rainforest tracts left that are large enough to sustain stable populations of the region's animals, such as elephants and monkeys. In fact, the first extinction of a primate in the 20th century, that of Miss Waldron's red columbus monkey, occurred in Ghana due to habitat loss and hunting. [more] Ghana Links:
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