the highest peaks. There is the most famous endemic vertebrates are the Nimba viviparous toad (Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis), and the Lamotte's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros lamottei), the latter recorded from only one mining site. Endemic plants include among others Asplenium schnellii, Osbeckia porteresii and Blaeria nimbana. Tourism Mount Nimba lies in remote region along the tri-nation border of Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and Liberia, far from their capital cities. In fact, the Liberian part of the mountain is greatly degraded due to former mining activities. However, the Guinean half of the ridge is highly protected; and therefore this part is still characterized by intact montane ecosystems, and unique species assemblage (as well as the smallest, Ivorian section). To visit the strict nature reserve is the best choice from Guinea, where a local tour operator organizes guided tours from Conakry. Trivia One of the four honey buzzards of Kempen-Broek that are equipped with GPS trackers passed this national park on 13 November 2013. Gallery See also Nimba Range Mount Richard-Molard Wildlife of Guinea Wildlife of Ivory Coast Forest Guinea References External links UNESCO Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Site Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire (UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory) Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire (African World Heritage Sites) Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire (Encyclopedia of Earth) Mount Nimba (Freshwater Ecoregions of the World) APES MAPPER WCMC Natural Site Data Sheet Act Establishing East Nimba Nature Reserve - Republic of Liberia Guinean Safari Services (the only tour operator, which organizes one-day hikings to the mountain) Biosphere reserves of Guinea Guinean montane forests Nimba Nimba Nzérékoré Region Protected areas of Guinea Protected areas of Ivory Coast World Heritage Sites in Guinea World Heritage Sites in Ivory Coast Protected areas established in 1943 Transboundary protected areas