Dodori National Reserve
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Dodori National Reserve
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Lamu County , Kenya
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| surface | 877 km² | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 50 ′ S , 41 ° 8 ′ E | |
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| Setup date | 1976 | |
The Dodori National Reserve (English: Dodori National Reserve ) is a nature reserve in the northern coastal area of Kenya ( Lamu County ) near the border with Somalia . It was established in 1976 to protect the topis , pelicans and other native birds.
The Dodori National Reserve is 877 km² and lies at 0 to 100 m above sea level. It is very close to the Boni National Reserve with 339 km². In Somalia it borders directly on the 1300 km² Lag Badana National Park (also known as Lack Badana ).
There are mangrove swamps and seasonally flooded grasslands along Dodori Creek . Forest grows further inland. The eponymous river Dodori flows through the park and flows into the Indian Ocean . The annual precipitation is 1500 mm.
Topis , kudu , giraffes , hippos and lions can be found in the Dodori National Reserve . It serves as a breeding area for many species of birds, including the pelican . In the river delta live green turtles that nest on the river banks, and dugongs . The elephant numbers are not constant, the populations in the hinterland along the border with Somalia are severely threatened by poaching. In 1973 there were still over 20,000 elephants in the Lamu and Garissa area ; in 1987 there were less than 1,000.
literature
- Wally and Horst Hagen: The African national parks as habitats for elephants . In: Vitus B. Dröscher (1990): Save the Elephants of Africa (p. 225).