Facts About Maasai Mara
Facts about Maasai Mara
Facts about Maasai Mara: Masai Mara National Game Reserve is one of the most popular destinations not only in Kenya but in Africa at large. The reserve is very unique on its own with the support of the local community that has lived with the wildlife at the reserve anonymously; they always celebrate Masai Day on every 15th of September annually.
The day marks the return or saying bye-bye to the wildebeest in the great migration back to the Serengeti, which is one of the great facts about the Maasai Mara.
The park has four main sections that make it more unique and contain the major facts about Maasai Mara. Those are
Oloololo Escarpment which forms the western rising plateau
Ngama Hills is located in the east, where most of the black rhinos are found due to good sandy soil and leafy bushes.
Mara Triangle: Found around the Mara River with evergreen grassland and dotted wooden acacia trees, which supports the wide range of animals, this is a point with a high concentration of wildlife, especially during the great migration.
Central Plains: This covers the largest part of the park
Below are some of the facts of Masai Mara national Reserve
- Big cat Diary
Masai Mara has the highest concentration of the big predators in the world; the lion population has been increasing year in and year out, with the current population estimated at over 600 lions remaining in the ecosystem.
- Big Number of bird species
The reserve registers over 500 bird species with more migratory and predator birds like different types of eagles, vultures, and the park’s over 50 different predator birds, secretary birds, ostriches, Kori Bustard and others.
- Hyena research center
With its high concentration of hyenas in Kenya, Masai Mara has been considered a research center for hyenas.
- Administered by local Community
It’s only Masai Mara; unlike most of the parks in Kenya, which are administered by Kenya Wildlife Services, Masai Mara is administered by Narok County Government. This is one of the best remarkable facts about Maasai Mara.
- Wildebeest migration
In July annually, a wildebeest migration occurs with millions of wildebeest; thousands of zebras cross the Mara River from the Serengeti plains to the Masai Mara National Reserve in search of green pasture and fresh water and return from late September to October depending on the climatic conditions of the year. This is one of the great wonders of the world in tourism history, which attracts hundreds of visitors to witness this migration.
- Big five
The Masai Mara National Reserve is among the few parks in Africa where one can see easily the Big Five members within a short period of time. This makes it possible for visitors with short time to have an African experience in one area.
- Increasing Elephant Population
Thanks go to the Maasai community for their continued support of the wildlife and this has made it easy for Masai Mara to achieve the goal of increasing the elephant population from 20,000 in 1990 to 30,000 by 2015.
