Kora National Park
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Kora National Park
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Tana River County , Kenya
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| surface | 1788 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 2416 | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 13 ′ S , 38 ° 44 ′ E | |
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| Setup date | 1989 | |
| administration | Kenya Wildlife Service | |
The Kora National Park is a national park in Tana River County , Kenya . The 1788 km² area was designated as a protected area by the Kenyan government in 1973 and declared a national park in 1989. The park is known among others through George Adamson (" Born Free "). Adamson lived in Kora National Park from 1970 until he was murdered by poachers in 1989. He was buried not far from his previous camp.
The national park is located about 280 kilometers northeast of Nairobi and can be reached by land via Thika and Mwingi . It is a very dry area, mainly overgrown with thorn trees and scrubland. The Tana River , the largest river in Kenya, flows on the northern border . A bridge over the Tana connects the park with the Meru National Park . The river has several rapids and waterfalls and is the area's main source of water. In the park there are striking rocks and island mountains that can also be climbed.
Before the area was placed under protection, it was an important grazing area for the semi-nomadic Somali and Borana .
There are various unpaved roads, but no tourist infrastructure . The park is currently not recommended for travelers who want to see many animals as quickly as possible. But that is about to change: In September 2014 it became known that the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kenya's state wildlife and nature conservation authority, would develop the park into a special reserve for lions. In parallel to the efforts to build a stable lion population, the KWS is planning to develop the remote national park for tourism as well.
To visit the park, which is repeatedly the target of poachers from the Somali-inhabited northeast region of the country, an official permit from the Kenya Wildlife Service (Langata near Nairobi) has to be obtained.
500 species of insects and 40 species of reptiles have been registered in the Kora National Park. Elephants, kudu, wild dogs, hyenas, leopards and cheetahs have also been spotted in the park. Antelopes, ostriches and buffalo are common.
Web links
- Kora National Park ( Memento from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Photos of George Adamson's Kampi Ya Simba in Kora National Park
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Kora National Park (English)
- ↑ Human Rights Watch: Indivisible human rights: the relationship of political and civil rights to survival, subsistence and poverty , 1992, ISBN 978-1-56432-084-1 (p. 31)
- ↑ Kora National Park becomes a lion reserve ( Memento from September 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Travel EXCLUSIV magazine website, accessed September 16, 2014.