Kakamega Forest

Tropical rainforestKenya
CountryKenya
Area230 km2
TypeTropical rainforest
Key SpeciesDe Brazzas monkey, giant pangolin

About Kakamega Forest

The easternmost remnant of the Guineo-Congolian rainforest that once stretched across Central Africa, and Kenyas only tropical rainforest. Contains 380+ plant species and 400+ butterfly species. The great blue turaco is a spectacular resident. Fragmented, isolated, and shrinking.

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