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The
Samburu Rugged
and
remote,
with
the
same
faunal
structure,
these
wildlife
reserves,
with
a total
area
of 428
sq.
km,
lie
just
within
the
fascinating
semi-desert
Northern
Frontier
District
of Kenya.
The
tranquil
Uaso
Nyiro
River,
flowing
through
Shaba
and
Samburu,
attract
a wide
number
of rare
wildlife
and
provides
a natural
habitat
for
crocodile.
Long
necked
gerenuk,
Grevy´s
zebra
and
reticulated
giraffe
are
species
not
found
in the
less
arid
areas
to the
south.
Elephant
seek
solace
and
contentment
in the
shallow
waters
of this
wide
sauntering
river,
fringed
with
acacia,
down
palms
and
tamarind,
which
together
with
Buffalo
Springs,
support
a large
variety
of african
mammals,
cheetah
and
leopard
being
particularly
well
represented.
Doves
and
guinea
fowl
abound
and
the
giant
Martial
Eagle
perched
on some
high
vantage
point.
The
past
volcanic
intensity
of the
area
is demonstrated
by the
formidable
lava
flow
at the
southern
end
of Shaba
(its
name
comes
from
a cone
of volcanic
rock).
With
a magnificent
background
of jagged,
purple
mountains,
a safari
in these
small
gems
in the
wildlife
wilderness,
will
provide
some
of the
best
and
most
colorful
game
viewing
in the
country.
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