Mount Kipipiri is an isolated volcano in the
Wanjohi Valley, on the
Kinangop Plateau near to the
Aberdare Range.
It is about northeast of
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name ''Nai'posha'', meaning "rough water ...
, which is visible from the summit.
Wildlife includes Colobus and Sykes monkeys, elephants and buffalo and abundant birdlife.
The name of the mountain means "butterfly" in the
Gikuyu language, a reference to its profile from a distance.
The Mount Kipipiri Forest Reserve is part of the
Aberdare National Park.
In 2005 it was estimated that the forest reserve was home to about 13
elephants
Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...
.
In June 2009 lengthy negotiations were concluded over the alignment of a
wildlife corridor
A wildlife corridor, habitat corridor, or green corridor is an area of habitat (ecology), habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures (such as roads, development, or logging). This allows an exchange of i ...
between Kipipiri and the main Aberdare park, with plans to fence the corridor.
Grids of rolling bars with gaps between them replace the fence at the points where roads cross the corridor, forming an obstacle that cars can cross but that wildlife will not attempt. This keeps the wildlife, particularly elephants, away from farmers' fields.
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