Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned wildlife sanctuary in Kenya established in 1972^[1] by Hilton International.^{[citation needed]} It is located in Taita-Taveta County approximately 200 kilometers from Mombasa and 370 km south of Nairobi.^[1] The sanctuary covers an area of 28,000 acres (110 km²), and is adjacent to Tsavo West National Park^[2] and the LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary.^{[citation needed]}

African elephants at Taita Hills

The sanctuary hosts a diverse range of animals, including cape buffalo, African bush elephant, leopard, lion, cheetah, Masai giraffe, zebra,hartebeest, impala,^[3][1] waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, lesser kudu, dik-dik, Hyena,^{[citation needed]} and other smaller animals, as well as a diversity of birds and plantlife. The sanctuary claims to have recorded over 50 species of large mammal, as well as over 300 species of birds within the park.^[3]