TANA RIVER NATIONAL PRIMATE RESERVE

The Tana River National Primate Reserve was gazetted in 1976. The main reason was to protect the Lower Tana riverine forests and two highly endangered primates, the Mangabey and the Tana River Red Colobus. It consists mainly of patches of riperian forests extending for 16km along the meandering course of the lower Tana River, 350km east of Nairobi and 240km north of Mombassa.
The reserve occupied approximately 171 Km of forest, dry woodland and savanna habitat on the East and West of the Lower Tana River at the time of construction.
The climate is usually hot and dry. Average rainfall ranges between 400 and 500mm per annum. Rain is concentrated in one main season, May - June. Average monthly temperatures range from 20 to 40 degrees Centigrade.