National Park of Upper Niger

The National Park of Upper Niger spans 6,740 square kilometers across woodland, bushland, and riparian forests along the Niger and Mafou Rivers.

The park began as a protected area in 1952 and received national park status in 1997, preserving the last remaining section of dry forest in Guinea.

Local communities within the buffer zone maintain traditional practices of resource collection, including farming and gathering of non-timber forest products.

The park divides into two zones: a central protected area for wildlife conservation and a surrounding buffer zone where regulated activities take place.

A population of lions returned to the park in 1997 after migrating from the Tinkisso River region, leading to its designation as a Lion Conservation Unit.

Location: Kankan Prefecture

Inception: 1997

Address: 7WJ9+QPJ, Bora, Guinea Bora Bora

Phone: +224621288524

GPS coordinates: 10.50000,-10.20000

Latest update: March 3, 2025 03:38