Amboseli is a one of a kind game reserve in Southern Kenya. one of the oldest national parks in Africa. it is famous around the world for it unique elephant population.
Amboseli National park is the most visited of all wild animal reserves in Kenya . Originally allotted around 5,200 km^2 in 1948, the park was turn over the local in 1961.called "park of tukai" in the Masai language Amboseli spans a large variety of environment including an extensive swamp that is particularly attractive to wild animals.
22.1 AREA AND STRUCTURE:
Today, the area of National park has been reduced to around 650 km^2 but nevertheless remains an ideal place for a large number of wild species to live. Lying at an elevation of 1400 to 1900 m above sea level and with the impressive scenery of kilometre serving as a backdrop, the amboseli National park at the foot of the silver mountain protects one of the last great natural treasers on earth. Thanks to the masai, who own most of the surrounding land, its unique population of elephant has survive to this day
22.2 KNOWN AS THE LAND OF THE GENTLE GIANTS:
National park is probably the best place to in Kenya to get a close look at African elephant because the population inside the reserve has been able to maintain its large structure and generation lines free from outside influences for many years. This is extraordinary rare. Most African National park have suffered through extended periods of poaching, practice regular Kaling or implemented long distance recolation programmes in order to satisfy the demands of local agriculturists who fear the intrusion of elephants into their fields. In Amboseli, the pastoral masai keep a close watch on the park's borders, with the result that around 800 elephants of of different generation have survived with in its small herd, including aged cows and bulls as well as Calves, teenagers and matriarchs. This permits the complex diverse social behaviours of these gentle gaints to be studied in context.
22.3 IN ADDITION TO ELEPHANT:
Amboseli park protects a wide range of wild species and many other animal in habit the reserve .Rhinoceros masai giraffe gnus ,zebras, Hyena Jackals, cheetah, leopards and two gazelle species (Grant's and Thompson's) at home on the savannah. In the drier parts, farther from the swamp leaves gemsboks, gerenuks and elands. The swamp itself is a virtual Paradise for birds. Species that are otherwise rare in Kenya, such as pelicans and geese, gather in flocks on the open water .kingfishers and bee- eaters lie in wait for prey in the reeds. Birds of prey include the ospreys, martial eagle, grey- winged goshawks and Dwarf falcons.
22.4 SOME KEY POINTS:
• Amboseli National park was founded in 1974.
• IT has a total area of 650 km^2
• Country : kenya
• Masai : The masali are a Nomadic pastoral people at home in wide plains of Southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, where their population approaches one million.
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