Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
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African elephants at Taita Hills
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned wildlife sanctuary and national park in Kenya. It is located in Taita-Taveta County approximately 220 kilometers from Mombasa. The sanctuary covers an area of 28,000 acres (110 km2), and is adjacent to Tsavo West National Park and the LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts cape buffalo, African bush elephant, leopard, lion, cheetah, Masai giraffe, zebra, hartebeest, impala, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, lesser kudu, dik-dik, Hyena , and other smaller animals, including a diversity of birdlife
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- National parks of Kenya
- Wildlife sanctuaries of Kenya
- Protected areas established in 1972
- Taita-Taveta County