Samburu National Reserve
Samburu is Kenya's national reserve. The park was formed in 1985 on an area of 165 km2. The basis of the reserve is the Ivaso Nyiro River, along the banks of which palm forests spread. The river is very important for the ecosystem of the park, as it supplies the animals of the park with water. The names of the park from the Maa language are translated as "butterfly".
Buffalo Springs Nature Reserve is located nearby, 350 km from Nairobi. Sambur is located in the dry and hot terrain of Africa, dried hills and plains are characteristic of the terrain. Drought occurs in May and lasts six months until the rainy season arrives in October-November. At this time, greens bloom off the banks of the Ivaso Nyiro river and wild animals flock from the whole district.
Many became aware of the Sambur Nature Reserve because of the film "Livitsa Heart", which talked about the lioness Kamunyak. The film was shot by the sisters of Saba and Dud about a lioness who cared for six cubs of the oryx antelope. The film was shown on the channel "Animal Planet" in March 2005. The lioness Kamunyak disappeared in 2004 in February, although after that she was searched, they did not give a result.
In the reserve they found shelter for themselves many varieties of birds and animals. Of predatory animals, it is worth noting leopards, cheetahs and lions. Also, almost a thousand elephants live in the Samburu National Reserve. Other animals include buffaloes, gerens, Grant gazelles, gerens, gimples, water goats, oryxes, zebras and giraffes.
Once there were rhinos in the park, but they were destroyed by poachers. No less rich is the world of birds, numbering over 350 varieties: Somali ostriches, pike, marabu, eagles, griffin guineares, vultures, secretarial birds, vultures, yellow-headed turtles.
