ARABUKO SOKOKE NATIONAL PARK

Arapuko Sokoke National park covers 6km of sokoke Arapuko forest in Kilifi District one hundred and ten kilometers north of Mombasa. It was first protected as a Crown Forest in 1943 and was gazetted in the 1960s. The Arabuko Sokoke Forest protects many endemic and near endemic species.
There are two rare species of mammals, Aders' duiker and the yellow rumped Elephant Shrew and a number of bird species. Birds commonly seen include  the Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Pipit, the Clarke’s wever, the Amani Sunbird, the spotted ground Thrush, Tinker bird and many others. Also, found in the forest are; baboons, Vervet Monkeys, Forest Elephants and African Civets.

The park adjoins a mangrove forest known as Mida Creek that is an important shorebird wintering ground, which protects species such as the Terek Sandpiper and the Crab Plover. The Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew the size of a rabbit is the most noticeable of the park's endemic mammals; the Sokoke bushy tailed Mongoose and Ader's Duiker are more elusive.