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A preliminary survey of Kounounkan Forest, Guinea, West Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Adrian Barnett ,
Madeleine Prangley ,
Peter V. Hayman ,
Djiramba Diawara  and
Jeremie Koman
Adrian Barnett
Affiliation:
38 Hill House Road, Streatham, London SW16 2AQ, UK
Madeleine Prangley
Affiliation:
1 Langbourne Mansions, Langbourne Avenue, London N6 6PH, UK
Peter V. Hayman
Affiliation:
10 Park View, Weeting, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0QD, UK.
Djiramba Diawara
Affiliation:
Direction Nationale des Forêt et de la Chasse, Conakry, République de Guinée.
Jeremie Koman
Affiliation:
Director, Nimba Research Station, Mt Nimba, République de Guinée.
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Biological studies in Guinea have been very patchy, leaving much of the country almost unsurveyed. In 1992 the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society funded a 10-day field visit to Kounounkan, a relict forest at the northern edge of the Upper Guinea Forest Block. The survey found a variety of habitats and high biodiversity, including two vulnerable and one endangered species. Hunting pressure appears to be low and the site is very well suited for the development of further conservation initiatives.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 269 - 275
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1994

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