Mau Forest

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Rift Valley Province, Kenya

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Mau Forest is a forest complex in the Rift Valley of . It is the largest indigenous montane forest in East . The Mau Forest complex has an area of 273,300 hectares (675,000 acres).

The forest area has some of the highest rainfall rates in Kenya. Mau Forest is the largest water catchment area in Kenya. Numerous rivers originate from the forest, including Southern Ewaso Ng'iro, Sondu River, and Njoro River. These rivers feed Lake Victoria, and Lake Natron. Westerns slopes of the Mau Escarpment are covered by Mau Forest.

Ecology:

Typical tree species in Mau Forest include Pouteria adolfi-friedericii, Strombosia scheffleri and Polyscias kikuyuensis. Olea capensis, Prunus africana, Albizia gummifera and Podocarpus latifolius are also found there. Endemic bird species in the area include Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi), Hunter's Cisticola (Cisticola hunteri) and Jackson's Francolin (Francolinus jacksoni).

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