The wildlife of Liberia consists of the flora and fauna of the Republic of Liberia. This West African nation has a long Atlantic coastline and a range of habitat types, with a corresponding diversity of plants and animals. Liberia is considered a biodiversity hotspot and has more intact forests characteristic of the Upper Guinea Massif than do neighbouring countries. There are 2000 species of vascular plants, approximately 140 species of mammals, and over 600 species of birds.
A Liberian tropical forest
Red river hog
White-backed vulture
Bitis rhinoceros
Sapo National Park is a national park in Sinoe County, Liberia. It is the country's largest protected area of rainforest,
was the first national park established in the country,
and contains the second-largest area of primary tropical rainforest in West Africa after Taï National Park in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire.
Agriculture, construction, fishing, hunting, human settlement, and logging are prohibited in the park.
Sapo National Park contains the largest pygmy hippopotamus populations in Liberia.
Sapo National Park hosted up to 500 African forest elephants in the early 1980s.