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FEATURES FEATURES
KARURA
FOREST NAIROBI
KEEPING THE GREENS GREEN
Chioma Phillips
n the northern part of Nairo- as otters and civets, bush pigs
bi, nestled between foreign and bushbuck, some reptiles
missions and embassies, such as pythons and monitor
Iambassadorial residenc- lizards, birds like the crowned
es, schools, shops and petrol eagle, butterflies and an assort-
“The generation that stations, its right to exist firmly ment of other insects. If you’re
destroys the envi- established by a daughter of keen, you can observe the
ronment is not the the land, stands Karura For- agile Syke’s monkeys swinging
through the tall, thick canopies.
est. Comprised of three parts,
generation that pays separated by two main roads, Karura Forest has footpaths
the price. That is the the 1,041 hectares contains and cycling tracks and picnic
problem.” indigenous trees, plants and grounds and a restaurant. It’s
― Wangari Maathai shrubs as well as various plan- a great place to go to spend a
tations of commercial trees; the
day exploring and just getting
cypress and the water guzzling away from the rush, if you’re
eucalyptus among them. This looking for an urban escape.
urban forest also plays host to a Some of the more popular spots
variety of small mammals such within the forest tend to get
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