Taï National Park (TNP) is home to an exceptional wealth of wildlife, with 146 species of mammals, representing 93% of the species found in the western Guinean forest zone. Due to this remarkable biological diversity, numerous conservation and scientific research programs have been implemented there with a view to ensuring the park’s sustainable management. However, despite the multitude of studies carried out, knowledge of the ecology of small and medium-sized carnivores remains patchy, mainly due to their discreet lifestyle and predominantly nocturnal activities. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of certain environmental and anthropogenic factors on the spatial distribution of small and medium-sized carnivores in Taï National Park. To this end, 285 camera traps were deployed throughout the park between March 2019 and February 2020. The results indicate that the distribution of the marsh mongoose and Johnston’s genet is positively influenced by distance from research or ecotourism areas, which have high concentrations of these two species. In contrast, the distribution of the brown mongoose, the Liberian mongoose, and the African civet shows no significant relationship with the preselected environmental and anthropogenic variables, suggesting a relatively homogeneous distribution within the park. These results provide useful additional information for managers of Taï National Park and constitute an important scientific basis for improving conservation strategies for small and medium-sized carnivores.

The conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems necessarily involves estimating the animal populations that live there. For decades, several studies have been carried out in the Taï National Park (TNP) to provide information on the dynamics of animal species within this forest massif. This study falls within this framework and aims to estimate the abundance of Zebra duiker Gray, 1838 and Jentink’s duiker Thomas, 1892 according to their proportion of occupation of the sampling sites at the TNP. To achieve this objective, 285 camera traps were deployed, following a systemic setup. This work has made it possible to show that the zebra duiker in the TNP is found mainly in three parts (West, Center and South). As for the distribution of the Jentink’s duiker, it occupies almost the entire extent of the park. Regarding their abundance, the zebra duiker population is estimated at 232, between 138 and 390 individuals. While the population of Jentink’s duiker is estimated at 496 with a minimum of 305 and a maximum of 807 individuals at TNP.