List of protected areas of Sierra Leone

This is a list of protected areas of Sierra Leone including National Parks, Game reserves, conservation areas and wetlands and those that are listed as proposed protected areas in the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP WCM) database.

Forest Reserves

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Bojeni Hills	Designated	7.38
Dodo Hills	Designated	21.8
Fabina	Designated	3.82
Farangbaia	Designated	12.60
Freetown Water Works	Designated	11.34
Gboi Hills	Designated	2.07
Gola East	Designated	228.00
Gola West	Designated	62.00
Golamo South	Designated	11.60
Gori Hills	Designated	79.40
John Obey	Designated	2.07
Kambui Hills	Designated	143.35
Kambui North	Designated	203.48
Kambui South	Designated	8.80
Kandesuri	Designated	59.57
Kasewe	Designated	12.24
Kent Extension	Designated	6.44
Kuru Hills	Designated	69.93
Lalay	Designated	4.76
Leicester Peak	Designated	0.52
Lhei Hills	Designated	1.55
Malal Hills	Designated	3.39
Matete	Designated	8.50
Moku Hill	Designated	1.46
Moyamba Hills	Designated	1.89
Nimini South	Designated	25.90
No. 2 River	Designated	6.99
Occra Hills	Designated	2.48
Peninsula	Designated	178.00
Port Loko	Designated	2.16
Singamba	Designated	2.99
Sipende	Designated	8.29
Tabe	Designated	3.25
Tama	Designated	170.00
Tobi	Designated	16.71
Tonkoli	Designated	71.04
Wara Wara Hills	Designated	10.41
Waterloo	Designated	0.85

Game Reserves

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Bagru-Moteva Creeks	Proposed	50.00
Bumpe Mangrove Swamp	Proposed	49.21
Kagboro Creek (Yawri Bay)	Proposed	50.00
Kpaka-Pujehun	Proposed	25.00
Sewa-Waanje	Proposed	100.00

Game Sanctuaries

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Bo Plains	Proposed	25.90
Tiwai Island	Designated	12.00

National Parks

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Kuru Hills	Proposed	69.93
Lake Mape/Mabesi	Proposed	75.11
Lake Sonfon	Proposed	51.80
Loma Mountains	Proposed	332.01
Outamba-Kilimi	Designated	808.13
Western Area	Proposed	176.88

Non-Hunting Forest Reserves

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Kangari Hills	Designated	85.73
Loma Mountains	Designated	332.01
Tingi Hills (Sankan Biriwa)	Designated	118.85
Western Area	Designated	176.88

Strict Nature Reserves

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Bonthe Mangrove Swamp	Proposed	998.54
Gola (West) Forest	Proposed	62.00
Gola North	Proposed	40.00
Mamunta-Mayoso Sanctuary	Proposed	20.72
Mogbai (Gola North) (proposed)	Proposed
Port Loko Plains	Proposed	25.90
Sulima Mangrove Swamp	Proposed	25.90
Wemago (Gola East)	Proposed	35.00
Yelibuya Island	Proposed	38.85

Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)

Name	Status	Area (km²)
Sierra Leone River Estuary		2950.00

Notes

References

• World Database on Protected Areas: Sierra Leone, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, retrieved on 6 November 2007
• Introduction, Sierra Leone National Commission on the Environment and Forestry, retrieved on 9 November 2007
• RAMSAR site information service, RAMSAR, retrieved on 10 November 2007
• Visit Sierra Leone, Visit Sierra Leone, retrieved on 6 November 2007

External links

• Bird factsheets for some protected areas of Sierra Leone
• Visit Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary in Western Area