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The Boni National Reserve is a national reserve for conservation and lies in the North Eastern Province of Kenya in the Ijara District. The reserve covers an area of over 1200 km2 and is managed by the Kenyan Wildlife Service. It was gazetted in 1976 as a dry season sanctuary for elephants in Ijara District, Lamu District and Somalia. Unfortunately, elephant population has been greatly reduced by poaching. (weiterlesen …)
The Arawale National Reserve is a designated conservation area managed by the Garissa County in assistance with the Kenyan Wildlife Service. It lies in North Eastern Province of Kenya, 77 km south of the town of Garissa. The reserve covers an area of 450 km2. To the west, it is bordered by the Tana River and, to the east, by the Garissa-Lamu road. (weiterlesen …)
Mount Elgon National Park is located on the North Eastern side of the mountain, which is also Kenya’s second highest mountain. It was created in 1968, and lies right on the Ugandan border. Uganda has participated in protecting the side of the mountain which lies in Uganda. (weiterlesen …)
Mount Kenya National Park ( 0°07?26?S, 37°20?12?E), established in 1949, protects the region surrounding Mount Kenya. Initially is was a forest reserve before being announced as a national park. Currently the national park is within the forest reserve which encircles it. In April 1978 the area was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The national park and the forest reserve, combined, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. (weiterlesen …)
Meru National Park is a Kenyan forest reserve located east of Meru, 350 km from Nairobi. Covering an area of 87,044 hectares, it is one the lesser known parks of Kenya. It has abundant rainfall, 635-762 mm in the west of the park and 305-356 mm in the east. The rainfall results in tall grass and lush swamps, which make it difficult to spot game. It has a wide range of wild beasts like elephant, hippopotamus, lion, leopard, cheetah, black rhinoceros and some rare antelopes. (weiterlesen …)