One of the ramsar sites in Kenya. A jewel. Tourists from world over throng Lake Nakuru in their numbers to witness the historical convergence of flamingoes. They pay top dollar.
The birds aside. From Lanet Gate down to the very shores of the lake, there is buzzing wildlife. Nothing to write home about though as drought hits the animals hard, a large herd of emaciated buffaloes lazing around is testament to this. They are bulk feeders and prefer long lush grass as their main diet. Think water. Without which animals aplenty succumb to drought.
One man's meat is another man's, (or animal's if you will) - poison. Drought spells great news to vultures who scavenge on carion. Food in abundance!
For the past three years, water in the lake has been on the rise. The area covered in water was 45 sqkms then. We are doing almost twice as much today. This has in return altered the alkalinity of the water. Lesser flamingoes feed on algae and when there is none, they migrate to more productive areas . Their larger cousins - greater flamingoes feed on planktons thanks to their bills with lamalae.
After a morning game drive, it's breakfast time at the splendid Makalia Falls. Or so it used to be. Today, it is littered. It is filthy.
An eye sore to both animals and the guests who are ubiquitous in the park. It was to be painted pink by the dazzling flamingoes. It is agonisingly littered. A sad state of affairs.
What happened to leaving such sites to behold a lot better, cleaner, serener than we found them? It is time to stand up and do the moral thing. Clean Makalia Falls and Lake Nakuru lest we lose the treasure it is.
Cheers people!
Mohammed Billow
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