The Masai Mara - Kenyan Savanna
With an area of 1510 km the Masai Mara is not the largest game park in Kenya, but it is probably the most famous. Every year when the rainy season id over in May, hundreds of thousands of animals mass together, exploring greener vegetation and vital sustenance from the Serengeti in Tanzania north to the wide-open grasslands of Kenya’s Masai Mara, where they arrive in July and August.
The Masai Mara has a widespread reputation for its lions. The population of black rhinoceros is severely vulnerable, with a population of only 37 recorded in 2000. Hippopotami are living in large groups in the Masai Mara and Talek Rivers. Cheetah are also to be found, although their numbers are also threatened, chiefly due to tourist disruption of their day-time hunting. (more…)