Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park
A lion in Nairobi National Park, December 2016
Map showing the location of Nairobi National Park
Map showing the location of Nairobi National Park
Location of Nairobi National Park
LocationKenya
Nearest cityNairobi
Coordinates1°22′24″S 36°51′32″E / 1.37333°S 36.85889°E / -1.37333; 36.85889
Area117 km2 (45 sq mi)[1]
Established1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Governing bodyKenya Wildlife Service

Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengela plains. Herbivores gather in the park during the dry season. Nairobi National Park is negatively affected by increasing human and livestock populations, changing land use and poaching of wildlife.[2] Despite its proximity to the city and its relative small size, it boasts a large and varied wildlife population,[3] and is one of Kenya's most successful rhinoceros sanctuaries.[4]

  1. ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2020). "Nairobi NationalPark". Protected Planet United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
  2. ^ Gichohi, H.W. (2003). Direct payments as a mechanism for conserving important wildlife corridor links between Nairobi National Park and its wider ecosystem: The Wildlife Conservation Lease Program (PDF). Vth World Parks Congress: Sustainable Finance Stream. Durban, South Africa.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Riley 2005, p.90
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference KWS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).