Feb 10
Our new KaruraKam is providing an exciting glimpse into what’s going on after the gates close at 18:00 hours. The virtual capture of three Africa clawless otters on midnight of 4th Feb was a particular surprise: they are usually found closer to or in water and are usually diurnal. Maybe all the human traffic in …
Feb 01
The Kenya Forest Service and the Friends of Karura Forest Community Forest Association have signed a 5-year Forest Management Agreement. The far-reaching and forward-looking document is a major milestone for stakeholder citizen involvement in joint-stewardship with government of an important national resource. The terms of the agreement cover such areas as security (electric fence, manned …
Jan 02
2012 appears to have been the wettest year in 67 years: nearly twice the long-term average (dotted line in chart on right). Rainfall measurements taken near the Karura’s southern boundary since 1945 at the Muthaiga Country Club suggest that only the famous flood year 1963 came close to the 1,770 mm (70″) measured along the …
Aug 27
The rare indigenous orchids replanted at key sites in the forest by the Kenya Orchid Society and FKF back on 27 August last year obviously didn’t mind the intense rains. Here is one of the Aerangis already in flower. Precious indigenous orchids — representatives of nine Kenyan …
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