17-577: Tsavo National Park may refer to: Tsavo East National Park , a national park in Kenya on the eastern side of the A109 road Tsavo West National Park , a national park in Kenya on the western side of the A109 road Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tsavo National Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
34-536: A few Early Stone Age and Middle Stone Age archaeological sites are recorded from ground surface finds in Tsavo, there is much evidence of thriving Late Stone Age economy from 6,000 to 1,300 years ago. Research has shown that Late Stone Age archaeological sites are found close to the Galana River in high numbers. The inhabitants of these sites hunted wild animals, fished, and kept domesticated animals. Because of
51-762: Is a national park in Kenya with an area of 13,747 km (5,308 sq mi). It was established in April 1948 and covers a semi-arid area previously known as the Taru Desert. Together with the Tsavo West National Park , it forms an area of about 22,000 square kilometers. The Tsavo River flows west to east through the national park, which is located in the Taita-Taveta County of the former Coast Province . Tsavo East National Park
68-607: Is a series of white water rapids on the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River. Aruba Dam was built in 1952 across the Voi River . The reservoir created by the dam attracts many animals and water birds. Tsavo West National Park is more mountainous and wetter, with swamps, Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs . It is known for birdlife and for its large mammals. It is also home to a black rhino sanctuary. Although
85-588: Is generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls. Inside Tsavo East National Park, the Athi and Tsavo rivers converge to form the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River . Most of the park consists of semi-arid grasslands and savanna . The Yatta Plateau, the world's longest lava flow , runs along the western boundary of
102-760: The Indian Ocean as the Galana River (also known as the Sabaki River ). The Athi River flows across the Kapote and Athi plains, through Athi River town, and then takes a northeast direction where it is met by the Nairobi River . Near Thika , the river forms the Fourteen Falls and turns south-south-east under the wooded slopes of the Yatta ridge , which shuts in its basin on the east. Apart from
119-469: The Swahili Coast via extended kin-networks. Trade goods such as cowry shells and beads have been recovered from archaeological sites dating to the early Swahili period. 19th century British and German explorers document people we now refer to as Orma and Watha during their travels through the "nyika" ("bush" or "hinterland") and generally viewed them as hostile toward their interests. Beginning in
136-581: The game scouts who arrested offenders have been punished by the community. Galana River The Athi-Galana-Sabaki River is the second longest river in Kenya (after the Tana River ). It has a total length of 390 kilometres (240 mi), and drains an area of 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 sq mi). The river rises in the Gatamaiyo Forest as the Athi River and enters
153-532: The homeland for Orma pastoralists and Watha hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park . At that time, the Orma with their livestock were driven off and the aboriginal population of the Watha people was forcefully relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei as well as other locations within the nearby Taita Hills . Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo
170-498: The late 19th/early 20th century, the British began a concerted effort to colonise the interior of Kenya and built a railway through Tsavo in 1898. Two Tsavo Man-Eaters terrorised the construction crews led by John Henry Patterson who eventually shot the pair but not before they had killed one hundred and thirty five Indians and local workers. The railway was eventually completed through to Kisumu on Lake Victoria . Tsavo remained
187-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsavo_National_Park&oldid=679541983 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tsavo East National Park Tsavo East National Park
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#1732776732397204-539: The many mammals found in the park include: Over 500 bird species have been recorded in the area, including ostriches , kestrels , buzzards , starlings , weaver birds , kingfishers , hornbills , secretary birds and herons . Between 2001 and 2006, more than 100 lions, elephants and other wildlife have been killed in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem. Most of them have been speared by young men. The poachers usually do not face serious consequences. In contrast,
221-599: The numerous small feeders of the upper river, the only other tributary is the Tsavo River , from the east side of the Kilimanjaro , which enters at about 3° S. It then turns east, and in its lower course is known as the Sabaki (or Galana) River, which traverses the sterile quartz -land of the outer plateau . The valley is low and flat, covered with forest and scrub, containing small lakes and backwaters connected to
238-456: The park above the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River . Its 290 km (180 mi) length was formed by lava from Ol Donyo Sabuk Mountain. The Mudanda Rock is a 1.6 km (0.99 mi) inselberg of stratified rock that acts as a water catchment that supplies a natural dam below. It offers an excellent vantage point for the hundreds of elephants and other wildlife that come to drink during the dry season. Lugard Falls, named after Frederick Lugard ,
255-679: The river during the rainy season. During the rainy season, the river rises as much as 10 metres (33 ft) in places, now strongly flowing with a turbid yellow colour; navigation is interrupted by the Lugard Falls , actually a series of rapids. Flowing east, it enters the Indian Ocean 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Malindi . The river flows through the Tsavo East National Park and attracts diverse wildlife, including hippopotamus and crocodiles . Famously, in
272-492: The sparse availability of water away from the Galana River, human settlement in Tsavo focused on the riparian areas and in rock shelters as one moves west. Swahili people traded with the inhabitants of Tsavo for ivory, catskins, and probably slaves as early as 700 AD (and probably earlier). There is no evidence for direct Swahili "colonization" of Tsavo. Instead, trade was probably accomplished by moving goods to and from
289-525: Was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service . Tsavo East National Park is considered one of the world's biodiversity strongholds, providing undeveloped homes to vast numbers of animals. Famous are the Tsavo lions , a population whose adult males often lack manes entirely. As of 2006, there were about 675 lions in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem. Some of
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