Taï National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Coordinates | 5°45′N 7°7′W / 5.750°N 7.117°WCoordinates: 5°45′N 7°7′W / 5.750°N 7.117°W |
| Area | 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Established | August 28, 1972 |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, x |
| Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
| Reference no. | 195 |
| State Party | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Region | Africa |
Taï National Park (Parc National de Taï) is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire containing one of the last areas of primary rainforest in West Africa. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the breadth of its flora and fauna. Five mammal species of the Taï National Park are on the Red List of Threatened Species: pygmy hippopotamus, olive colobus monkeys, leopards, chimpanzees and Jentink's duiker.
Taï National Park is approximately 100 km from the Ivoirian coast on the border with Liberia between the Cavally and Sassandra Rivers. It covers an area of 3,300 km2 with a 200 km2buffer zone up to 396 m.
The Tai Forest reserve was created in 1926 and promoted to national park status in 1972. It was recognised as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1978 and added to the list of Natural World Heritage Sites in 1982.
The Tai Forest is a natural reservoir of the Ebola virus. The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the proximity of this reservoir to the International Airport at Abidjan.
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