Samburu National Reserve Vegetation: The Samburu National reserve is located in the rift valley region of Kenya. The Samburu National reserve has an area of about 105 square Kilometers. It’s about 330 Kilometers from Nairobi to the Samburu National reserve.
The Ewaso Nyiro River cuts through this reserve, drawing a big population of Kenya animals to the park. The river bustles with activity from its huge population of Nile crocodile. The reserve is mainly covered in Savanna vegetation with some areas of acacia tress, thorny vegetation and forested areas. This has facilitated the special species of wildlife here like the long necked gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa onyx.
Other wildlife present in the Samburu National reserve includes cheetahs and lions, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos. Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at Samburu National Reserve, which boasts over 350 different species of birds including vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali and ostriches.
Climatic Conditions
The Reserve is located in ecological zone V—arid and semi-arid zones. With moisture indices ranging from 42 to 57, meaning that evapotranspiration exceeds available moisture. The nights are cold and the days are scorching. The average yearly temperature is between 18ºC and 30ºC. With November and April seeing the highest amounts of rainfall (354 mm).
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