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2. Nairobi National Park - Wikipedia

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   Kenya Wildlife Service. Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengela plains.

3. Kenya Wildlife Service - Wikipedia

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   Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is a state corporation under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife established by an act of Parliament; Wildlife Conservation and Management Act CAP 376, of 1989, now repealed and replaced by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. At independence, the Government of Kenya committed itself to conserving ...

4. List of national parks of Kenya - Wikipedia

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   Masai Giraffe in Nairobi National Park, 2020. The national park system of Kenya is maintained by the Kenya Wildlife Service.There are two main types of terrestrial protected areas in Kenya: national parks, and national reserves; there are also marine parks and marine reserves.

5. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust - Wikipedia

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   Following rescue, orphaned animals are taken to the DSWT's Nursery in the Nairobi National Park for rehabilitation. To combat ivory, bushmeat and rhino horn poaching, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust operates Anti-Poaching Units in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

6. Hell's Gate National Park - Wikipedia

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   Hell's Gate National Park. /  0.91583°S 36.31333°E  / -0.91583; 36.31333. Hell's Gate National Park lies south of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, north west of Nairobi. Hell's Gate National Park is named after a narrow break in the cliffs, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It was established in 1984.

7. Wildlife of Kenya - Wikipedia

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   A herd of African buffalo in Kenya. The wildlife of Kenya refers to its fauna. The diversity of Kenya's wildlife has garnered international fame, especially for its populations of large mammals. Mammal species include lion ( Panthera leo ), cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ), African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ...

8. Ol Donyo Sabuk - Wikipedia

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   Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park. The name of this park established in 1967, Ol Donyo Sabuk, means large mountain in Maasai. It is situated 65 km (40 mi) north of Nairobi [1] and has an excellent and clear view of Nairobi and other lowland areas. Wildlife species that can be spotted here include buffalo, colobus monkeys, baboons, bushbuck, impala ...

9. Amboseli National Park - Wikipedia

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   Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is a national park in Loitoktok District in Kajiado County, Kenya. [1] It is 39,206 ha (392.06 km 2) in size at the core of an 8,000 km 2 (3,100 sq mi) ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya- Tanzania border. [2] The local people are mainly Maasai, but people from other parts of ...