Accra (Greater Accra) 9th June '99

The Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS) has discovered areas in the sub-region known as Important Birds Areas (IBA) to upgrade data on bird species, Mr Erasmus Henaku Owusu, Project Manager, said on Tuesday.

The IBA idea seeks to identify and protect a network of sites critical to the long-term viability of naturally occurring bird population.

Mr Owusu told Mr Robert Stanton, Director of the US National Park Service, who was a visit GWS that as part of activities to safeguard bird species in the IBA, the GWS has negotiated with institutions and key players in conservation around the selected sites for development of partnerships.

The visit was to enable him explore possible areas of wildlife activities in Ghana and see how best his outfit could assist the GWS.

A national advisory committee has been charged with the responsibility of coming out with strategies to influence decision-makers on the need to conserve bird sites.