Guinea (Republic of Guinea) is a French speaking country in West Africa located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean with a little over 12 million inhabitants. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea)

At this time, Guinea does not have a location stamp. I would like to request one for Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, which is actually an endangered UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Mount Nimba Reserve includes a chain of mountains known as, Nimba Range, with the highest peak being Mount Richard- Molard (aka Mount Nimba) at 1,752 meters (5,750 ft). The total area of the Reserve is 17,540 hectares, with 12,540 of the hectares being in Guinea.

(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nimba_Strict_Nature_Reserve)

The remaining hectares are shared by the neighboring Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.

The Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve has over 5 springs, 600 meters of lowland forest at the bottom of Nimba Range and grassy mountain pastures further up. The wide range of habitats that exist in the Reserve enable it to shelter more than 2,000 vascular plant species, 317 vertebrae species (107 being mammals) and more than 2,500 invertebrate species. (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/155/)

Surveys are still being done in the Reserve because there are large numbers of unknown species constantly being discovered! Additionally, up to 500 forest tree species are found in the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, with 40- 70 tree species in just a single hectare! It is due to the isolation and location from other mountains that has resulted in the evolution of flora, fauna and of so many other endemic species.

One of the more well known endemic species in the area is the vertebrae viviparous toad. Viviparous toads actually give birth to live toadlets, as opposed to laying eggs like other frogs and toads. Some of the more endangered species include the West African lion, pygmy hippopotamus and western chimpanzees that are able to use stones as tools.

It is important to recognize that the remarkable species that exist in the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve are not just the only of its kind in Guinea but the only of its kind in the entire continent of Africa. It is just as equally important to recognize Guinea and to give it the same representation that other countries have on Slowly!