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Mau Forest
Mau Forest is a forest complex in the Rift Valley of Kenya. It is the largest indigenous montane forest in East Africa. The Mau Forest complex has an area of .〔(BirdLife IBA Factsheet )〕 The forest area has some of the highest rainfall rates in Kenya.〔 Mau Forest is the largest water catchment area in Kenya.〔Daily Nation, July 22, 2008: (Selfish interests threaten Mau forest )〕 Numerous rivers originate from the forest, including Southern Ewaso Ng'iro, Sondu River, Mara River and Njoro River. These rivers feed Lake Victoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Natron.〔 Western slopes of the Mau Escarpment are covered by Mau Forest.〔 == Ecology == Typical tree species in Mau Forest include ''Pouteria adolfi-friedericii'', ''Strombosia scheffleri'' and ''Polyscias kikuyuensis''. ''Olea capensis'', ''Prunus africana'', ''Albizia gummifera'' and ''Podocarpus latifolius'' are also found there.〔 Endemic bird species in the area include Hartlaub's turaco (''Tauraco hartlaubi''), Hunter's cisticola (''Cisticola hunteri'') and Jackson's francolin (''Francolinus jacksoni'').〔
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