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Location: The Great Rift Valley – Central Rift, Kenya (00°46’S 036°23’E). Size: 48,000 Acres of diverse ecological significance. Elevation: 5,700 feet above sea level Distance from Nairobi: 135 Km Northwest of Nairobi Wildlife: 12,000 appx. Vegetation: Wooded savannah and grassland and also includes three quarter (3/4) of the shoreline of Lake Elementaita (correct spelling is Elmenteita).

Lake Elmenteita Lake Elmenteita is the 5th Ramsar site in Kenya enlisted as a wetland of international importance in June 2005 mainly due to its role as a refuge for threatened, vulnerable and endangered species of birds.

Lake Elmenteita,is a shallow alkaline Lake (Maximum depth 1.9m) lying on the floor of the Rift Valley some 20Km South-East of Nakuru town and has a fluctuating lake area of between of 15 to 22km2.

Lake Elmenteita’s islands are the only breeding ground for the Great White Pelican in East Africa More than 450 species of birdlife are counted at Soysambu census. The Lake has the major phytoplankton species, the cyanobacterium ‘Spirulina’ Arthrosporia fusiformis, which is the only food source of the lesser flamingo.

The Lake is fed by Kekopey hot springs and two small streams, the Mereroni and Mbaruk. Rainfall is erratic and less than 600mm (23.62in) per year, and the lake is known to dry out completely in some seasons, leaving out a concentrated salt pan particularly due to increased water off take from Mereroni stream.

Soysambu Conservancy Soysambu means “place of the brindled rock”. Soysambu Conservancy mission is to preserve and protect the delicate ecosystem near the Lake. It is home to an astounding variety of flora and fauna, including Colobus Monkey and the semi-endangered Rothschild Giraffe, Eland Cape Buffalo among others. Soysambu has approximately 5100 indigenous boran beef cattle, in addition to about 1000 assorted crosses of Boran X Brown Swiss, Boran X Friesian, and Boran X Angus.

Website: www.soysambuconservancy.org