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Guinea

Guinea has one of Africa’s most precarious elephant populations. There is thought to be only one surviving population, in the upland forests of the Ziama Reserve on the border with fellow EPI member, Liberia. Guinea joined the EPI in 2017.

Progress Towards the EPI Aims

	Domestic Trade Closed
	Declaration Against International Ivory Trade

Facts & Figures

Country Area: 245,860 km²

Elephant Range: 1,557 km² (80%)

Protected Range: 78%

Estimated Elephant Population: 64-138*

CITES Listing: Appendix I

All statistics are taken from 2016 AfESG African Elephant Status Report

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