Malka Mari National Park is a national park of Kenya, situated along the Dawa River on the Kenya-Ethiopia border.[1] It is approximately 1,500 square kilometres (370,000 acres) in size. It is accessible via the Mandera Airport, and is probably the least visited national park in the nation.
| Malka Mari National Park | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Coordinates | 4°11′06″N 40°46′16″E / 4.1849942°N 40.7712194°E |
| Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Established | 1989 |
The park is mostly semi-arid bushland and scrubby grassland with riparian woodland and along the river. There are plants in the park that are unique to the area.[1]
Some of the animals that live in the park are the Somali giraffe, crocodile, hyena, agama lizards, antelopes, vultures, dik-dik, Nile crocodiles, zebra and genet.[2]
Over 20 species of birds can be found here, including streptopelia decipiens, cichladusa guttata, ploceus dichrocephalus and the rare corvus ruficollis (desert crow).[3]
Malka Mari is an IUCN Category II park designated in 1989.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Malka Mari National Park Archived 2015-02-16 at archive.today, Kenya Wildlife Service.
- ^ "Malka Mari National Park: an antelope's Abode".
- ^ "Malka Mari National Park". Heart Of Africa Expedition. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Malka Mari National Park, Protected Planet
 | This Africa protected areas related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Kenya location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |