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SIROCCO
WILDLIFE  SANCTUARY

WILD LIFE

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Blessed with stunning views of Mt Longonot in the distance, towering across Lake Naivasha's tousled waters, the Sirocco Wildlife Sanctuary began its transformation from working farm to wildlife haven in 1993, long before the notion of re-wilding was in vogue.  Since then, nature has taken charge, and Sirocco has become a vibrant protected area and riparian corridor for a fascinating assortment of wild creatures.  

 

The gentle co-existence between people and animals that so marks this place is evident in the supremely relaxed and confident manner of the wildlife. Hundreds of charismatic herbivores graze peacefully on the short-grass plains, from Thomson’s gazelle to Cape buffalo, Burchell’s zebra, impala, warthogs, eland and waterbuck. Colobus, Sykes and vervet monkeys leap through the trees while bushbuck tiptoe beneath them to feast on fallen figs. Guests can walk within a few meters of zebra mares suckling their foals, bike past happily wallowing families of warthogs, or enjoy a hot cup of tea beneath the long-neck of a Maasai giraffe as it browses overhead.

 

At night, the more secretive creatures like forest hogs and anteaters root through the turf to feed, and predators like hyena, leopard, jackals, pythons and raptors, lured in by abundant prey, keep the populations in balance. Even lions occasionally pass by, scoping out the area!  With all wild things protected here - both plant and animal, great and small - the abundance of life in this veritable Garden of Eden is a joy to behold, from fruiting trees and nectar laden flowers, to insects, mammals, fungi, amphibians and reptiles. Among the 450 species of bird found in this special fresh-water wetland are fish eagles, lilac-breasted rollers, pied kingfishers, grey hornbills, crowned cranes, sunbirds and pelicans, all part of the kaleidoscopic flocks of colourful birds that make Lake Naivasha's shores such a paradise for ornithologists.

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