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S u d a n Kenya Wildlife Conservancies 2016 Malka Mari National Park a n Sibiloi National Park a k r E t h i o p i a u T e k a L Central Island National Park 1Mandera Loima Hills forest 1Lodwar Lake Turkana L a g a B o K r e r i o South Island National Park Mt Kulala forest Marsabit National Reserve o i Marsabit r 1 e K Marsabit 119 National Park 117 Marsabit National Reserve Mt Nyiro T u L r forest a k g a w 118 t 117 a e u B l k o o i u r r S e K W e a i t u W k u S Nasolot e South Turkana National Reserve S National Reserve i rio M Ke ilgis a U g a n d a t m u k a wajir u u 1 S S Ndotos Range 116 Sekerr forest ta forest ku Su o Losai National Reserve o i r e K a t loi u Barsa k u s 113 m m a u i S alo rs Mathews Range L Lelan forest Ba a g forest h A Kapenguria w 1 a ro a t u Sera Rhino Embobut g Mt Elgon Kapkanyar forest u Leroghi S Sancatuary forest forest a forest t a u Maralal 115 Kiptaberr forest k 1 L Saiwa Swamp National Park u a gh Mt. Elgon Chepkitale S Maralal National B isi National Park National Reserve 1Kitale Kipkunuur Sanctuary ka forest Sera Rhino Mt Elgon Moiben Sanctuary forest ta u 112 l k 111 110 u u 90 r a le Nzoia Kapchemutwa S 114 Litt o fw w a forest u u P r ia Kerio Valley o zo Laikipia g N National a K National N C i Reserve b 109 i h Reserve i 108 w s Iten 81 i Turbo forest Kamnarok e 1 107 l e t National i 84 80 106 o Lake Kamnarok Shaba National Reserve g Samburu National S r Reserve e Kessop 98 Bungoma os Reserve 1a ia S Lake Baringo 99 b n forest M Buffalo National ve a i er l o E s Eldoret e a a l w Reserve R 1 ri o 97 al h k iku n e ip Mis Kabarnet a io l k t K ar 1 s a e Mlaba re K N Busia n Elle o ne w gi e 104 e 1 Karuau rin 88 N b h T i r m forest u i 100 105 ya k Kaptagat o g 103 C t N u i k forest r forest 89 o Mukogodo giro Kakamega National Reserve Isiolo o N ia 87 83 Lariak forest 1 was Nzo Munyala 101 E North Nandi Ol Arebel forest forest Kakamega forest 102 forest Kipkabus forest a 93 1 r r W e a Nyambeni Kakamega k s Karuau forest r E Lake Bogoria 95 e e m g Rumuruti 96 forest forest Kapsabet P e 1 i Marmanet Tuemya forest Metkei n s forest i n 82 forest M K forest g Lake Bogoria o iba Northern Tinderet 94 kon be Nabkoi forest National Reserve g t forest Ndare Meru National Park Lembus Rahole National Reserve Siaya 86 Uaso Narok forest Binasadi 1 Timboroa forest Meru National Reserve Lake Kanyaboli South Nand forest 1 forest Nanyuki Lake Kanyaboli forest 1 National Reserve la 85 Ya it 92 Kiagu ob T Tinderet Kilombe Aberdares ng forest a Lake Sare e O n Kisumu Hill forest forest gar a 1 forest Londiani En Mt. Kenya Kikingo R Bahati iv forest National Park forest e Kisumu Impala National Sancuary forest r Lake Ilpolosat ai o Moru r South Laikipia ong Nar Ntugi h R Kora National Park o Ndere National Park Menengai r forest forest Mutejwa forest Ny o and d o Western West Molo forest forest n Njuguni E La k e Vi c to r ia Nakuru M Mau forest Molo forest 1 a Aberdares Mt. Kenya National Reserve forest Kijege forest l 91 e forest Chu1ka w a Mt Kenya Lake Nakuru Aberdare Nyeri Lake Simbi National Sanctuary Son 1 du National Park forest Eastern Mau C Lake Nakuru ha North Kitui Lake Victoria Lake Elementaita nia r forest e National Reserve Garissa National Park T re National Sanctuary iv 1 Ita 78 u r S R a Kipipiri a Kirugoya Muumoni s g a a 1 South West Mau h n Homa Bay forest n a a a Embu forest 1 Ita 77 1 T 19 Gembe Hills Nyamira ro forest KIangombe forest 1 s re angore ta Ny Mau Narok Kigoini Dam forest Ruma National Patrk I oi forest 79 76 T Gaikuyu forest Gwasi Kiisi Kipson Eburu Naivasha Wildlife hura 1 res Sanctuary (East Part) Aberdares forest Kiambere Reservoir go la forest S forest ucha an a G Ny a m g Kianjiru Hills r Transmara A Naivasha Wildlife a 75 e Southern Mau 73 M n forest iv Sanctuary (West Part) a a G forest ragw R u Bomet 71 72 a T c y h 1 forest Susumwa Muranga a a Lake Naivasha 1 n a 70 Mwea National a a 69 74 Reserve T Maasai Mau Kikuyu 68 Hells Gate National Park Escapment Masinga Reservoir forest T Chepalungu forest h a Mt. Longonot C i K h h k a c forest National Park a a va u ni in G M a i igo Ka ri ti Nuu forest T lik h o Migori ik 1 Narok a East Ngamba Hiraman 65 1 Ka Migori lilo (GVT) forest Ol Donyo Sabuk ni ri 64 o 47 Kiambu National Park ig 63 1 Bura M Sukari Dams Mutito M 1 66 u i i Ath M forest 62 w Endau i Karura t 60 Dagoretti a forest 67 61 Nairobi 1 forest S forest y a i n h 59 t o Makongo Nairobi Kitui I 57 A 1 k o National Park T forest o Arawale i Ngong Hills v Tale 58 a National Reserve ra k R forest a iver 40 M M 55 45 E lole a 54 Kitenge 44 Thowa or Ga a w la sa 56 48 Machakos Th a w a i M 1 ake Thow a 55 s ra o 43 N N a Boni National Reserve ti g o T n 53 i 42 r a h o l R 46 w e 41 Kitende se a rv k e forest e 49 38 Lungi forest 52 39 Thua Lungi i Kitondu h 16 Loita forest t forest forest A Kajiado Makuli Nguuta South Kitui National Reserve Tana River National boni 51 1 Primate Reserve Dodori National Reserve forest forest 13 12 Nzaui forest 17 Lamu Mangroves forest I ib is il bi Kium 18 50 K ko ik ibo e K s e Kik 14 Lamu ese O 1 l K e ju 10 E A s do o k 33 o Lamu Mangroves forest t a 37 1Kibwezi Witu forest C N Lake Mukunguya h a y ti u Namanga Hill o l ID Consevancy ID Consevancy ID Consevancy n u 36 a H l forest i 22 P ll a s 15 r North Coast Mangroves 1 Kasigau 41 Kapiti Estate 81 Kaptuya k N forest a i m Darajan u 2 Rukinga 42 Machakos 82 Irong n Amboseli g 32 a National Park Chyulu Range 9 3 Taita Hills 43 Game Ranching 83 Kiborgoch 31 25 24 forest 8 A t 35 h T i 4 Ngutuni 44 Kasanga Ranch 84 N'genyin 30 21 34 29 23 Tsavo East National Park a 26 5 Lumo 45 Naretunoi 85 Kiplombe n 28 27 6 Mbulia 46 Olerai 86 Kiborit n M Tsavo West National Park 7 z og o ina 7 Galana 47 Suswa 87 Kimng'ochoch Ts a a 20 avo G alana 8 Kaluku 48 Enkusero Sampu 88 Morop Tarambus Galana S abak e n i i k a b 9 Kamungi 49 Olorgesailie 89 Chuine a te S i in 6 Malindi c Sa Arabuko Sokoke 1 10 Malkahalaku 50 Shompole 90 Kabarion a National Park Mallindi Marine i National Park m Arabuko Sokoke u Ronge 11 Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary 51 Olkiramatian 91 Sangare Lake Chala L 5 forest O forest Mallindi Marine Voi National Reserve 12 Ndera 52 Olderkesi 92 Ol Pejeta 1 4 Watamu Marine Mwandogo National Park 13 Ishaqbini 53 Siana 93 Ol Jogi forest n 14 Hanshak-Nyongoro 54 Isaaten 94 Ngare Ndare 3 a 15 Lower Tana Delta 55 Olarro 95 Lewa Lake Jipe i 16 Awer 56 Nashulai 96 Borana 5 d 2 17 Kiunga Marine 57 Ol Kinyei 97 Ol lentille n / 18 Pate 58 Naboisho 98 Loisaba 1 I 19 Bour-Algi Giraffe 59 Olare Orok 99 Ol Ari Nyiro South Coast Mangroves Legend forest 20 Rombo 60 Motorogi 100 Sosian Samburumburu Mwaluganje Elephant 1Mombasa 1 Sanctuary 21 Kanzi 61 Pardamat Consevation area 101 Leparua County Headquarter 11 Mombasa Marine National Park 22 Ol donyo Wuas 62 Mara North 102 II Ngwesi Rivers Shimba Hills 23 Motikanju 63 Lemek 103 Lekuruki Reserve Shimba Hills forest 24 Sidai Oleng 64 Olchorro Oiroua 104 Nasuulu Mkongani West 25 Osupuko 65 Enonkishu 105 Naibunga Kenya conservancies forest Jombo forest Buda foresf 26 Ole Polos 66 Oloisukut 106 Ol donyiro Diani Chale Reserve 27 Oltiyani 67 Maasai Moran 107 Nakuprat Gotu *# Conservancies-Areas not defined Marenji forest Gonja firest 28 Elerai 68 Oserengoni 108 Kalama 29 Nalarami 69 Kongoni 109 West Gate Mpunguti Reserve National Parks and Reserves Kisite National Park 30 Nailepu 70 Mundui 110 Meibae Funded by: 31 Kilitome 71 Crater Lake 111 Nkoteiya Sera Rhino Sanctuary USAID Kenya & TNC 32 Ole Narika 72 Kinja 112 Ltungai 33 Eselenkei 73 Lentolia 113 Namunyak Source of Conservancies data: Forest KWS,AWF,WWF,ACC 34 Kitenden 74 Hippo Point 114 Sera NRT,MMWCA,LWF AET 35 Kitirua 75 Crescent Island 115 Biliqo Bulesa & 36 Ilaingurunyoni 76 Marula 116 Melako County boundary Conservancies 37 Mailua 77 Kigio 117 Songa Disclaimer: Conservancies boundaries are proximate and 38 Astra Ranch 78 Soysambu 118 Shurr Waterbodies may not necessarily represnt legal extent 39 Lisa Ranch 79 Loldia 119 Jaldesa 40 Silole 80 Ruko 0 250 500 Kilometers.
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