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Tana River National Primate Reserve
Country(s): Kenya |
Tana River National Primate Reserve was gazetted in 1976 to protect the Lower Tana riverine forests and two highly endangered primates, the Mangabey and the Tana River Red Colobus.
The reserve consists mainly of patches of riparian forests extending for 16km along the meandering course of the lower Tana River, 350km east of Nairobi and 240km north of Mombasa. At the time of establishment, the reserve occupied approximately 171 Km of forest, dry woodland and savanna habitat on the East and West of the Lower Tana River. The16 patches of forests range in size from 10 to 625 ha form the reserve.
Major Attractions
Endemic red colobus crested Mangabey, Tana River, and riverine vegetation
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