The Tana River Delta Website

The Tana River Delta is amongst the top three of Kenya's largest and most important freshwater wetland systems with a significant local community of cattle herders and others dependent on it who have done so for centuries.

It covers an area of 130,000ha (320,000 acres) and comprises of a diverse range of habitats that support a wide diversity of wildlife and plants, in particular many thousands of wetland birds. It is internationally important for the survival of no less than 22 species of birds “…making the delta one of the key sites in the country for waterbird conservation” (BirdLife International). It also holds a rich diversity of other wildlife including hippo, lion, elephant, buffalo, many breeding fish and amphibians.

10th October 2011

Following on from the high-level inter-ministerial team that visited the Tana River Delta in mid-September, an official communiqué was published regarding the government's committment to seeing a thorough process implemented to achieve a proper management plan for the delta - and for other deltas in Kenya. This communiqué can be read here.

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