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Solio Ranch | |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Province | Central Province |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Solio Ranch or Solio Game Reserve is a privately owned wildlife conservancy located in Kenya's Central Province.
The ranch is a fenced, privately owned protected area geared toward rhino conservation. The 17,500-acre reserve, 22 km north of Nyeri Town, plays a major part in the protection and breeding black rhinos in Kenya.[1][2] The rhino is a member of the 'Big-Five', which are a key tourist attraction; other wildlife include the buffalo, zebra, giraffe and plains game such as eland, oryx, impala, waterbuck, Thompson's gazelle and warthog. By the end of 2009, Kenya had 635 black rhinos and 353 white rhinos in various conservation areas around the country.
- ^ R.A. Brett "The Black Rhino Sanctuaries of Kenya", 1989. Retrieved 2011-1-21
- ^ Amin, Kock, Okita-Ouma "Conservation and Management Strategy for the Black Rhino and Management Guidelines for the White Rhino in Kenya 2007–2011" Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Compiled by Benson Okita-Ouma, Dr Rajan Amin, Dr Richard Kock, 2007. Retrieved 2011-1-21