Kouré is a rural community located east of
Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. As the Niamey Urban Community (, CUN), it is a Regions of Niger, first-level division of Niger, surrounded by the Tillabéri Region, in the western part of the country. Niamey lies on the Nige ...
, the capital of
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
. The town lies on both sides of the road from Niamey to
Dallol Bosso. As of 2012, it had a population of 46,249.
Kouré is best known for
West African giraffes (''Giraffa camelopardalis peralta''), an endemic subspecies of West Africa.
The population of giraffes in Niger reached a low of 50 animals 1984, but according to the
Association to Safeguard Giraffes in Niger (ASGN) there are now 170 of them. ASGN and its partners have assisted the local community with bore holes, cereal banks, grain mills, seeds and fertilizer to encourage them to protect the giraffes, which can be destructive to crops. However, the population of giraffes is threatened by loss of the tiger bush habitat, which is gradually being cleared for agriculture.
The
African Wildlife Foundation is helping with
reforestation
Reforestation is the practice of restoring previously existing forests and woodlands that have been destroyed or damaged. The prior forest destruction might have happened through deforestation, clearcutting or wildfires. Three important purpose ...
.
In August 2010, a tree nursery in Kouré produced about 3,500 seedlings. AWF planned to establish another nursery in the area in 2011.
In July 2011 the ''Association des Scouts du Niger'' ran an international solidarity camp at Kouré.
About 300 young people aged 18 to 25 years from various countries attended.
The theme was promoting youth participation in development through a culture of peace, tolerance and nonviolence.
A mass shooting occurred here in 2020.
Gallery
File:Niger Koure youth.jpg, Children/youth in Kouré village March 2006
File:Niger highway overloaded camion 2007.jpg, Truck on the road between Niamey and Kouré
File:Hippos niger 2006 river.jpg, Hippos in the Niger River
The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Nige ...
to the south of Kouré
File:Girafeskoure.jpg, Giraffes
File:Girafeskoure2.jpg, Giraffes
File:Girafeskoure4.jpg, Giraffes
File:West African Giraffe near Kouré.jpg, West African Giraffe near Kouré, November 2010
File:West African Giraffes near Kouré .jpg, Pair of Giraffes
File:Giraffe Retouch.jpg, Giraffe standing in Kouré reserve
References
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Populated places in Niger
Tillabéri Region