Concerns over wildlife, water supply, as wildfire rages across Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is considerably lower than Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain at 8,849 metres, but its equatorial alpine ecosystem, glaciers and biological diversity give it global environmental importance.
The wider Mount Kenya ecosystem is also home to threatened wildlife, including the critically endangered mountain bongo.
Authorities are yet to announce the cause, but teams from the Mount Kenya Trust, Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Defence Forces, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Rhino Ark, assisted by community members and aerial support from Tropic Air, continued efforts Tuesday to contain the remaining flames.
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