Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme

The Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme (LHRP) was initiated on 1st August 2013. The goal of the LHRP is to maintain....

Biodiversity

Although additional surveys have yet to be undertaken, there can be no doubt that the Ranch supports well over half of the species of plants and animals present in Laikipia County.

Newsletter

The Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme Newsletter is produced bi-monthly. Visit the Newsletter page to download earlier issues.

About Lolldaiga Hills

Lolldaiga Hills Ranch is a 200 km² (49,000 acre) cattle ranch and wildlife conservancy. Located 20 km north west of Mount Kenya at an altitude of 1,800 – 2,300 m, the Ranch has outstanding views of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares.

About the Lolldaiga Hills Conservation Landscape

The Lolldaiga Hills Conservation Landscape (LHCL) is comprised of four properties; Lolldaiga (ca. 200 km^²), Ole Naishu (ca. 125 km^²), Enasoit (ca. 17 km^²), and Ol Jogi (ca. 210 km^²)...

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Lolldaiga Hills Ranch Bird List Reaches 421 Species

Written by Yvonne de Jong on January 25, 2021. Posted in All News, News, Uncategorized

By Tom Butynski and Yvonne de Jong

The taxonomy and vernacular names for the Birds of Lolldaiga Hills Ranch have been up-dated using the new (2019) Checklist of the Birds of Kenya (fifth edition). This checklist was compiled by the Bird Committee of Nature Kenya/East Africa Natural History Society. The new Birds of Lolldaiga Hills Ranch lists 421 species. Thus, Lolldaiga Hills Ranch (c. 200 km2) holds no less than 37% of Kenya’s 1,113 species of bird.

Download the Lolldaiga Hills Ranch Bird List here.

We thank Lorna Depew for undertaking this revision.