Kouré is a rural community located 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) east of Niamey

Niamey

-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...

, the capital of Niger

Niger

Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...

. The town lies on both sides of the road from Niamey to Dallol Bosso

Dallol Bosso

The Dallol Bosso is one of two major seasonal river valleys in southwest Niger. The Dallol Bosso valley runs from the Azaouad area in the Sahara west and south through the Dosso Region where it reaches the Niger River valley.-Human habitation:...

.

Kouri is best known for West African Giraffe

West African Giraffe

The West African Giraffe, Niger Giraffe or Nigerian Giraffe is a subspecies of giraffe distinguished by its light colored spots, which is found in the Sahel regions of West Africa...

s (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta), 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

Association to Safeguard Giraffes in Niger

The Association to Safeguard Giraffes in Niger is an organization formed to help the giraffes of Niger, including ensuring the preservation of their habitat in the face of devastating agricultural expansion.The ASGN was founded in 1996 with the objective of saving the last population of West...

 (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

African Wildlife Foundation

The African Wildlife Foundation , founded in 1961 as the African Wildlife Leadership Foundation, is an international conservation organization that focuses on critically important landscapes in Africa....

is helping with reforestration.
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.