Kenya's tourism industry has started to pull out of its deep COVID-19-induced slump as local travellers take advantage of lower prices, the government said on Wednesday, but foreign visitor numbers are still well below pre-pandemic levels. The East African nation expects the sector, typically one of its top sources of foreign exchange, to earn 173 billion shillings ($1.5 billion) this year, up 18.5% from last year, the government said. "The recovery seems to have begun," George Gitonga, the acting chief executive of the state-run Tourism Research Institute, told Reuters after the figures were released. FILE PHOTO: Tourists drive past a giraffe, amid the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Tsavo West National Park in Tsavo region, Kenya, September 21, 2021. R...
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Black rhino, sable antelope, other species at risk from growing human population
Kenya's black rhinos, sable antelope and three other species are critically endangered, while nine more species including lions, elephants and cheetahs are endangered, the government said, citing the threat from an expanding human population. The East African nation conducted a three-month survey of its wildlife from May to July, the first time it has conducted such an exercise aimed at informing its conservation policies. FILE PHOTO: A southern white rhino and her calf are seen inside the Nairobi National Park with the Nairobi skyline in the background, in Kenya. REUTERS/Baz Ratner In its report, released late on Tuesday, the government said conservation efforts were facing a threat from an expanding population which is encroaching on the spaces reserved for wildlife. Human a...
Read MoreThe majestic sight of elephants roaming beneath Mount Kilimanjaro has long lured throngs of wildlife-lovers to Amboseli National Park on Kenya’s border with Tanzania. Yet the free movement of some 2,000 Amboseli elephants, along with two dozen other wildlife species plus cows owned by local Maasai people, may be under threat - from avocados. Kenyan agricultural company KiliAvo Fresh Ltd, which has farms near Amboseli on nearly 175 acres of land, is building nurseries and preparing to grow the fruit, whose popularity is growing worldwide due to its high nutritional value. Elephants are seen within the Kimana Sanctuary, part of a crucial wildlife corridor that links the Amboseli National Park to the Chyulu Hills and Tsavo protected areas, within the Amboseli ecosystem in Kimana, Ke...
Read MoreEight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya's Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink-coloured flamingos that were the park's biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in visitor numbers by for the Nakuru National Park. Now they're back. On a recent visit, flocks of flamingos foraged for food in the lake's turquoise waters, while others flapped in a sine-wave formation above. A rhinoceros grazed nearby. Pink flamingos at Kale Nakuru, Kenya. Photo: REUTERS "With the increase now of the number of flamingos we have started seeing visitors also increasing," Caroline Mwebia, the park's tourism warden said. She declined to give visitor numbers and the Kenya Wildlife Service did not return calls seeking comment. But nearly a quarter of a million visitors came...
Read Moreजिराफ की लंबी गर्दन का फायदा यह भी है कि वह अपने ऊंचे कद के बावजूद गर्दन को नीचे झुकाकर आपकी टेबल पर आपके साथ नाश्ता कर सकता है। अब ये कोई मजाक नहीं। ऐसा वाकई होता है कि आप नाश्ता कर रहे हों और मेज पर आपकी बगल वाली प्लेट से कोई जिराफ महाशय भी अपना पेट भर रहे हों। लेकिन यह रोमांचकारी अनुभव कोई यूं ही नहीं मिलने वाला। यह बड़ी दुर्लभ चीज है। दरअसल केन्या में राजधानी नैरोबी से थोड़ी ही दूर स्थित इस जिराफ मैनर (जिराफगाह) के संचालक दावा करते हैं कि यह इस तरह की दुनिया में अकेली जगह है जहां आप जिराफ के साथ नाश्ता भी कर सकते हैं और उन्हें अपने हाथों से नाश्ता करा भी सकते हैं। लगभग 140 एकड़ में फैले जंगल के बीच में स्थित जिराफ मैनर दुनियाभर में लोकप्रिय है और अफ्रीकी सफारी पर आने वाले सैलानियों का एक अनिवार्य स्टॉप। यह जिराफगाह 1932 में डेविड डंकन नामक व्यक्ति ने बनवाया था। फिर 1974 में इसे...
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