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Wildlife facing threats to poaching and trophy hunting include lions, elephants, gazelles, and rhinos. In February 2020, poachers in Kenya killed two white giraffes. [6] The female white giraffe and her calf were found dead in Garissa County, in the North-East part of the country. [7]
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. Herbivores gather in the park during the dry season.
On 30 April 2016, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set alight the largest ever pile of ivory for destruction in the Nairobi National Park. [24] The pile consisted of 105 tonnes of elephant ivory from about 8,000 elephants and 1.35 tonnes of horns from 343 rhinoceroses .
The Kenyan government has also erected fences which keeps the precious animals/wildlife inside the national park. The Kenya wildlife service, through its rangers, offer extensive patrols and protection of the country’s wildlife in its wild spaces and as a result hundreds of rangers have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The capital Nairobi and surrounding areas were particularly affected. [2] The Nairobi River and the Athi River both burst their banks displacing 40,000 people. [ 4 ] At least 300 deaths, 188 injuries, 75 missing and 300,000 displaced people were reported.
The river's first 40-50 kilometers are relatively unpolluted despite its proximity to Kenya's largest city; Nairobi. There is occasional evidence of the discharge of effluent. Just before it forms the southern boundary of the Nairobi National Park it passes and informal settlement known locally as 'Bangladesh'.
It is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the largest slums in Nairobi. It is one of the largest slums in Nairobi. It stretches along the Nairobi – Ngong River , situated on waste lands in the industrial area of the city between the Outering Ring Road , North Airport Road and ...
Man-made disasters in Kenya (7 C, 2 P) N. Natural disasters in Kenya (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Disasters in Kenya" This category contains only the following page.
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