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Mt. Kenya 1 7,057 ft5,1 99 m``````Kilimanjaro1 9,340 5 , 895 ftm``````Tsavo``````Athi TivaTana``````LakeNatron### MERU### NATIONAL PARK### KORA### NATIONAL### PARKABERDARENATIONAL PARK``````MT. KENYANATIONAL PARK``````MT. LONGONOTNATIONAL PARKHELL'S GATENATIONAL PARKOL DONYO SABUKNATIONAL PARK``````NAIROBINATIONAL PARK``````AMBOSELINATIONAL PARK``````CHYULU HILLSNATIONAL PARKTSAVO WESTNATIONALPARKTSAVO EASTNATIONAL PARKKILIMANJARO N.P.SHABANAT. RESERVESAMBURUNATIONALRESERVE``````BUFFALO SPRINGSNATIONAL RESERVEOSEWANThikaMachakosKituiNyeriMeruKibweziNAIROBIWoteMaktauVoiTsavoTavetaNanyukiNaivashaMagadiKajiadoIlbisilOloitokitokSimisiSaganaGarissaKENYAKENYATANZANIA``````216 vultures, 5 eagles,1 hyena, 1 jackal, 20043 lions, 20153 hyenas, 2 vultures, 20105 vultures, 20145 lions, 20107 lions, 20028 lions, 20022 vultures, 1 hyena, 20081 jackal, 1 lion,vultures, 20162 lions, 1 hyena, 20171 elephant, 20171 elephant, 201710 elephants, 20141 elephant, 20151 elephant, 20141 elephant, 201420 vultures, 20075 lions, 200750 vultures, 2009``````4 lions,20043 vultures, 1 cheetah, 2018``````2 lions,2008 2 lions,^20034 lions, 20154 lions, 20054 lions,2012``````Wildlife-poisoningprevalenceLow HighAFRICAKENYAAREAENLARGEDLionsElephantsElephants Storks Doves PrimatesFish DucksHyenas Eagles Leopards VulturesInsectsInsectsBat-eared foxesBuffalo Otters Cattle HipposBirdsAardwolvesLike Kenya, other Africancountries regularly recordwildlife-poisoning incidents,especially near protected areas.``````Like Kenya, other Africancountries regularly recordwildlife-poisoning incidents,especially near protected areas.``````PRIMARY TARGETS COLLATERAL DAMAGEAnimals that are directly targeted includelions that are poisoned to protect cattleand elephants poached for their tusks.``````Because chemicals linger in the environment andthe food chain, victims are widespread. Humanstoo can get sickened.

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