The Rimoi National Reserve is an animal conservation reserve located in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya. It is a relatively small reserve, covering 66 km2, and is protected by the Kenya Wildlife Service. It lies adjacent to Lake Kamnarock which has recently dried up and is part of a conservation area that is five larger than its size.[1]
Wildlife
editTraditionally the only large mammals in Rimoi and Kamnarok were elephants, which wander in and out and up and down the valley at will, in accordance with the availability of water and food. The elephants feed mainly at night. Smaller mammals include dikdik, impala, bush pig, warthog, monkeys, civet, genet, and pangolin. Reptiles include; crocodiles, Agama and other lizards, tortoise and many snakes. The reserve is currently being fenced (with a corridor being left for the elephants).[2] The Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo Governors released thirty zebras into the reserve in 2016 as part of a plan by the Elgeyo Marakwet County Government to restock the reserve.[3]
Restoration
editThe reserve had been neglected for many years, until April 2015 when the Elgeyo Marakwet County Government and the Kenya Wildlife Service collaborated in rehabilitating the reserve.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rimoi National Reserve, North Rift Tourism
- ^ Rimoi National Reserve, North Rift Tourism
- ^ North Rift counties unite in bid to improve lives of residents, Daily Nation, Nov 25
- ^ Elgeyo game reserve for relaunch after Sh38m rehabilitation - Tolgos, The Star, Feb 2016