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Tsavo National Park
(redirected from Tsavo East National Park)

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Tsavo National Park (tsä`vō), 8,034 sq mi (20,808 sq km), SE Kenya; est. 1948. Located on the semiarid plains, it is a sanctuary for the large animals of E Africa. The Mzima Springs are found there.

Tsavo National Park

Park, southeastern Kenya, east of Mount Kilimanjaro. Established in 1948, it covers 8,036 sq mi (20,812 sq km) and is Kenya's largest national park. For administrative purposes, it is divided into two smaller units: Tsavo East and Tsavo West. The park comprises semiarid plains covered by dormant vegetation (which blooms after a light rain) and acacia and baobab trees. Wildlife includes elephants, lions, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, hartebeests, and hundreds of bird species. Poaching and brush fires are constant problems.



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We saw a hyena and a couple of jackals slip into the lodge's waterhole, then watched the sun rise rapidly through the parched acacia trees as we headed into neighbouring Tsavo East National Park.
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers shot dead a poacher believed to be behind a series of wildlife killings in the country's expansive Tsavo East National park, a spokesman said Friday.
uk sandwiched between game drives in Tsavo East national park, time on Indian Ocean beaches and bush walks near Mombasa.
 
 
 
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