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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park

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Nairobi National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Nairobi National Park
Map showing the location of Nairobi National Park
Location of Nairobi National Park
LocationKenya
Nearest cityNairobi
Coordinates1°22′24″S36°51′32″ECoordinates1°22′24″S 36°51′32″E
Area117.21 km2(45.26 sq mi) km2[1]
Established1946
Governing bodyKenya Wildlife Services
Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya. Established in 1946, the national park was Kenya's first.[2] It is located approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of the centre of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city,[3] with an electric fence separating the park's wildlife from the metropolis.[4]Nairobi's skyscrapers can be seen from the park. The proximity of urban and natural environments has caused conflicts between the animals and local people and threatens animals' migration routes.[2]
Still, despite its proximity to civilisation and relative small size for an African national park,[5]Nairobi National Park boasts a large and varied wildlife population.[6] Migrating herbivores gather in the park during the dry season, and it is one of Kenya's most successful rhinocerossanctuaries.[3]