scholarly journals Flooding of Lake Nakuru National Park and Its Effects on the Resident Wildlife

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (06) ◽  
pp. 660-670
Author(s):  
Peter O. Hongo ◽  
Galcano C. Mulaku
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Lake Nakuru

scholarly journals Lake Nakuru Black Rhinoceros Sanctuary

Oryx ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94
Author(s):  
Christopher Lever
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Lake Nakuru ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis

In an attempt to stem the decline of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in Kenya, the Rhino Rescue Charitable Appeal Trust was formed in England in 1985. Within a year work on the first sanctuary, in the Lake Nakuru National Park, had begun. The sanctuary was opened in 1987, when 17 rhinos from Mr Courtland Parfet's private ranch at Solio joined the wo animals already in Nakuru. A further 11 females are due to be added to the park shortly. Rhino Rescue, of which the author is a patron and trustee, is also developing its own education programme, and is contributing to other rhino sanctuaries in Kenya.

Distribution of Cd and Zn Levels in Soils and Acacia xanthophloea Benth. from Lake Nakuru National Park Kenya

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Dharani ◽  
J. M. Onyari ◽  
J. I. Kinyamario ◽  
D. M. Maina ◽  
K. M. Mavuti
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Lake Nakuru

Distribution, density and impact of invasive plants in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 905-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline C. Ng’weno ◽  
Shem M. Mwasi ◽  
Jim K. Kairu
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Distribution Density ◽  
Lake Nakuru

Seasonal abundance of fleas (Siphonaptera) on grassland rodents in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, and potential for plague transmission

1986 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom G. Schwan
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
National Park ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Seasonal Abundance ◽  
Lake Nakuru ◽  
Seasonal Peak ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Arvicanthis Niloticus

AbstractSeasonal abundance of fleas infesting small mammals was studied from July 1975 to August 1976 in a grassland in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. Ten species of rodents and two species of shrews were live-trapped 935 times. The Nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) was the most abundant species, with 233 individuals captured 690 times, forming 73·8% of all captures. From these grass rats, 4247 fleas were collected, including Dinopsyllus lypusus Jordan & Rothschild (n = 2596), Xenopsylla bantorum Jordan (n = 1396) and Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus Jordan & Rothschild (n = 255). D. lypusus and C. calceatus cabirus were more abundant on Nile grass rats during the rains, while ×. bantorum became more abundant during the dry season and peaked during the early part of the rains. The potential for plague transmission by fleas between Nile grass rats probably exists all year. The potential for transmission to people living in close proximity to these rodents may be highest during the seasonal peak of X. bantorum, at the end of the dry season.

scholarly journals Effects of Infrastructure Development on African Cape buffalo Behaviour: A Case Study of Lake Nakuru National Park, Nakuru County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65
Author(s):  
Maureen Ogwoka; Dr. Eliud Michura; Dr. Ednah Koskei
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Normal Behaviour ◽  
Lake Nakuru ◽  
Cape Buffalo

The study's purpose was to assess the impacts of infrastructure development on African Cape buffalo behaviour in Lake Nakuru National Park. Descriptive survey design was used in this research since it allowed the study of African Cape buffalo without affecting their normal behaviour. The target population size was 215,000 people from which a sample size of 138 respondents was derived using Brickman's formulae. Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), questionnaires and field observation were used to collect primary data. Statistical Package for social science (SPSS) version 25 was used in data analysis. Descriptive analysis is presented using tables, frequencies and percentages while inferential statistics was done using regression model. Secondary data collected through a review of government documents and environmental journals was further used to enrich the results. It was established that infrastructure development exists in Lake Nakuru National Park, and it affects the African Cape buffalo behaviour. The study further indicated that the conservation policies aided in conserving the African Cape buffalo. Recommendations given are useful in environmental policy formulation for sustainable development of protected areas in both the county level and the national level.

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