Shutterbug's Corner 📸: Photos from Kenya by Sanjay

Sanjay, Brentwood#

The Republic of Kenya is named after Mount Kenya or 'Kirinyaga', the 'Mountain of Whiteness' because of its snow-capped peak. Whatever road you choose to take to climb Mount Kenya you will inevitably see so many lakes around you. Not everyone knows that there are over 25 lakes that you can see, no matter which route you take.

Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in African Continent at 5199 mts after Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Thanks to their remote location in the northeast of the massif, the "top four" Lake Alice, Lake Michaelson, Lake Ellis and Lake Rutundu offer enchanting scenery where you can enjoy a satisfying solitude and reserved for the few who venture. 







In 2010 Prince William whisked Kate Middleton off for a romantic holiday in Kenya. And it turned out to be an incredibly special trip, as Wills popped the question while they were staying in an off-grid with no light,no phone, remote cabin along the shores of Lake Rutunda on the way to Mount Kenya. 


More romantic escapes of royalty to Lake Rutundu, former explorers along Lake Alice in search of mythological creatures and a natural whirlpool at Lake Michaelson make these non-small lakes even more fascinating.

Wildlife in Mount Kenya National Park Mountain side.

Our ground-breaking Mount Kenya Elephant Corridor reconnects a 14 km elephant migration route between the mountain and the Samburu lowlands, dramatically reducing human-elephant conflict. It is a conservation success story serving both wildlife and people. Communities are better protected, and the elephants are safer and free to migrate in search of food, minerals and mates.

Over 1,000 elephants used the route in 2019, via its underpasses under main roads, as well as bushbuck, duiker, jackal, leopard, zebra, porcupine, reedbuck, serval cat, spotted hyena, warthog and wild dog. 

Even a lost rhino wandered in! Global recognition came with the extension of the Mt Kenya UNESCO World Heritage Site to include the Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, thanks to the functionality of the corridor.

These are Kenya Wildlife Rangers. I worked with KWS in Nairobi National Park for an event management. (Picture is for illustration purpose only)


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  1. PACFebruary 26, 2023 at 3:13 AM

    Great photos with Entertaiming narration Sanjay! 👌👏
    Wish we Indians too would start adopting conservation techniques from such Great success stories! 🙏

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