| Malka Mari National Park | |
| Iucn Category: | II |
| Map: | Kenya |
| Coords: | 4.185°N 40.7712°W |
| Area Km2: | 1500 |
| Established: | 1989 |
Malka Mari National Park is a national park of Kenya, situated along the Dawa River on the Kenya-Ethiopia border.[1] It is approximately 1500sqkm in size. It is accessible via the Mandera Airport, and is probably the least visited national park in the nation.
The park is mostly semi-arid bushland and scrubby grassland with riparian woodland and along the river. There are plants in the park that are unique to the area.[1]
Some of the animals that live in the park are the Somali giraffe, crocodile, hyena, agama lizards, antelopes, vultures, dik-dik, Nile crocodiles, zebra and genet.[2]
Over 20 species of birds can be found here, including streptopelia decipiens, cichladusa guttata, ploceus dichrocephalus and the rare corvus ruficollis (desert crow).[3]
Malka Mari is an IUCN Category II park designated in 1989.[4]