Maasai Mara National Reserve

E81183

Maasai Mara National Reserve is a renowned wildlife conservation area in southwestern Kenya famous for its rich biodiversity and the annual Great Migration of wildebeest and other animals.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf national game reserve
protected area
tourist attraction
accessVia road from Nairobi
area approximately 1510 square kilometers
biome savanna
borderedBy Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
conservationIssue habitat fragmentation
human–wildlife conflict
poaching
country Kenya
ecosystemType acacia woodland
grassland
riverine forest
established 1961
governingBody Narok County Government
GreatMigrationInvolves gazelles
wildebeest
zebra
GreatMigrationSeason July to October
hasAccommodationType lodges
tented camps
hasEvent annual Great Migration
hasRiver Mara River
Talek River NERFINISHED
hasSpecies African buffalo
African elephant
Nile crocodile
Thomson's gazelle
black rhinoceros
cheetah
eland
giraffe
hippopotamus
hyena
impala
leopard
lion
martial eagle
secretarybird
topi
vulture
warthog
wildebeest
zebra
indigenousPeople Maasai
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Great Migration
high density of big cats
wildlife safaris
locatedIn Narok County
southwestern Kenya
namedAfter Maasai people
Mara River
nearestCity Narok
partOf Greater Mara Ecosystem
tourismActivity game drives
guided walking safaris
hot air balloon safaris

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kenya
nationalPark

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