Mount Kenya is Africa's second highest peak and is an important source of water for agriculture and hydro‐electricity. Historically, elephants moved between Mount Kenya and the Ngare Ndare Forest and the lower drier country to the north. The choice to construct an underpass was confirmed when elephants were observed using a culvert in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. The underpass was opened in December 2010 and it was used by an elephant (now known as Tony) on the first night. The Marania and Kisima Farms that donated land for the elephant corridor have also been included within the World Heritage Site, and elephant damage is now minimal. The elephant corridor crosses a dirt road and elephants are discouraged from leaving the corridor via the road by electrified wires suspended above the road. The Mount Kenya Trust and partners are currently raising funds to build a similar underpass under this rural road.
Case Study
The Mount Kenya Elephant Corridor and Underpass
Handbook of Road Ecology ; 353-356
2015-04-01
4 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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