Kenya Wildlife Service

The conservationists guide to Kenya

Kenya is all about spotting wildlife, and they've got it in spades. Over 160 species of mammal are native, but even that's dwarfed by a mighty 1000 bird species. So why not get ahead of the game by clicking on to The Kenyan Wildlife Services guide?

It covers the whole safari alphabet from Antelope to Zebra. And to make sure that you're looking in the right places you'll also find which animals are common to which reserves.

Some of the facts are illuminating, and should help prevent you from putting your foot in your mouth such as the white rhinoceros taking its name from the African word weit meaning wide mouthed, rather than its colour ; dark grey. Others might just help you win the pub quiz, for example: the 70 miles per hour of a cheetah running at full stretch or the 50 gallons of water needed to sustain an elephant.

But the real purpose of the site is to promote the invaluable work that the KWS does to protect the native flora and fauna; which it does admirably.

www.kws.org

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