Arawale National Reserve — Attraction in Garissa

The globally threatened wildlife species particularly the Hirola, Gravy Zebra, African Wild Dog and Cheetah have found refuge at Arawale. The National reserve also harbors a big presence of African elephants and several other wildlife species including buffalo,topi,giraffe,lesser kudu zebra and a assorted bird-life .Tana river which harbors mote crocodiles and hippos passes through Arawale on its long flow to the Indian ocean .Hirola, the rare hartebeest in the world is found at Arawale The Hirola is notable for its elegantly-shaped horns, the white insignia between its eyes and it’s small size distinguishing it from other hartebeest — the Coke’s (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei), the Jackson’s (Alcelaphus buselaphus jacksoni) the Lelwel (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel) and Lichtenstein’s (Alcelaphus lichtensteini) .In 1976 ,a census was carried by the Kenya Wildlife Services and estimated the population of Hirola to be 14,000.As at the of this writing only 350 Hirolas remains in Kenya . Of those, 300 live highly threatened near the Kenya-Somalia border and the remaining are facing drought in 50 in Tsavo East. The disturbing waning of Hirola has been attributed to drought, poaching and disease. The 53 324 hectares National reserve was gazetted as the only in-situ conservation site for the critically endangered Hirola population endemic to north-eastern Kenya and south-west Somalia. Arawale National Reserve backdrop is typically a desiccated thorn-bush prairie It is reached from Nairobi via Thika and Garissa, or from Mombasa via...

Wild life grazing peacefully...

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