Ruma National Park, near Homa Bay in Kenya's former Nyanza Province, began as the Lambwe Valley Game Reserve in 1966 and was gazetted as a national park in 1983, covering about 120 square kilometers as the only terrestrial national park in the region. It is known as the last retreat of the roan antelope, protecting Kenya's only wild population of the species, which numbers only around 40 individuals, alongside African leopard, Cape buffalo, Rothschild's giraffe and eastern black rhinoceros. More than 400 bird species have been recorded in the park, including the rare blue swallow, making it a designated Important Bird Area.
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1. Ruma National Park (Wikipedia)
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Ruma National Park is the only terrestrial park in Kenya's Nyanza Province.
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Kenya Wildlife Service
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Kenya Wildlife Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Ruma National Park
- Wikidata Q1549127, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1549127 P571 inception
- Part Of: Kenya, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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