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Fire Damages Kenya's Lake Nakuru National Park
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In late February 2008, Kenya’s Lake Nakuru National Park suffered a major blow when an accidental fire scorched a large section of the relatively small (188-square- kilometer) park. Located in central Kenya, the park is most famous for the flocks of flamingoes that congregate to graze on the cyanobacteria that thrive in the shallow, alkaline lake. But the surrounding marshes, woodlands, and savanna also provide habitat for some of Africa’s famous large mammals, including white and black rhinoceroses, leopards, giraffes and lions.
The loss of such a large area of vegetation, which provides both food and shelter, is bound to pose problems for the park’s wildlife
Article Courtesy the Earth Observatory

March 12, 2008 | 1:52 AM Comments  0 comments

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