National Park of Upper Niger

National Park of Upper Niger
National Park of Upper Niger
IUCN category II (national park)
	National Park of Upper Niger (Guinea)
Location	Faranah Region, Guinea
Coordinates	10.46, -10.23
Area	6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Established	1997

The National Park of Upper Niger is a national park in Guinea that was gazetted in January 1997 with a core area of 554 km² (214 sq mi).^[1] The park protects important tracts of forest and savannah, and is considered a conservation priority for West Africa as a whole.

^ Brugiere, D. and Magassouba, B. (2003). "Mammalian diversity in the National Park of Upper Niger, Republic of Guinea–an update". Oryx. 37 (1): 19. doi:10.1017/s0030605303000048.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Brugiere2003-1] Brugiere, D. and Magassouba, B. (2003). "Mammalian diversity in the National Park of Upper Niger, Republic of Guinea–an update". Oryx. 37 (1): 19. doi:10.1017/s0030605303000048.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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