The Masai Mara is known for its wide expansive wilderness that measures up t about 1510 square Kilometers of plains. The Masai Mara has very unique wildlife due to the many years of good conservation efforts here. The area offers the best experience of the big cats with the area being the best location to see the leopard in Kenya. Some of the unique wildlife here include: Lions, Cheetah, Elephant, Rhino, African Buffalo, Wildebeest, Giraffe and Zebra.
Kenya’s most popular conservation area is this national game reserve. The yearly wildebeest migration, which takes place during the dry season when animals from the Serengeti migrate to the Masai Mara in search of better pastures, is one of the wonders of this location. Another marvel here is the Masai tribe. The lifestyles of these group of individuals are incredibly distinctive. Another thing you should watch out for is their transition out of this kind of life.
The park gets its name from the locals of the area. The work Mara mean ‘spotted’ which generally refers to the flat topped acacia trees. The great migration of the wildebeest here usually happens between July and September and over a million of wildebeests and other animals like Zebras and some cats move to the Masai Mara from the Serengeti National park.
There are several activities that you can enjoy while in the Masai Mara game reserve like the game drives, nature walks cultural experiences, horseback riding, hot air balloon safari and bush meals. A flight from Nairobi to the Masai Mara will last about an hour but you can also access this game reserve by road which is about a 3 hours drive.
African lion In Masai Mara
The floods that occurred in the 1960s caused a significant reduction in the lion population in the Masai Mara. Few female lions and a few males are reported to have survived this experience. There were fifteen more male visitors to the Masai Mara at the end of 1965. This encouraged efforts to increase these animals’ numbers. There were more than 100 lions living exclusively in the Masai Mara National Reserve by 1975. In the crater now, there are roughly sixty lions. The crater’s steep slopes, which discourage lions from coming here and encourage breeding, are the cause of the population decline.Lions are also killed by the locals that graze their animals here. There have been several conflicts between the two.
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