The population of black rhinos was fairly numerous until 1960, but it was severely depleted by poaching in the 1970s and early 1980s, dropping to a low of 15 individuals.
The area was extended to the east in 1961 to cover and converted to a Game Reserve.
The population of black rhinos was fairly numerous until 1960, but it was severely depleted by poaching in the 1970s and early 1980s, dropping to a low of 15 individuals.
Part of the reserve was given National Reserve status in 1974, and the remaining area of was returned to local communities.
An additional were removed from the reserve in 1976, and the park was reduced to in 1984. In 1994, the TransMara County Council (TMCC) was formed in the western part of the reserve, and control was divided between the new council and the existing Narok County Council.
The population of black rhinos was fairly numerous until 1960, but it was severely depleted by poaching in the 1970s and early 1980s, dropping to a low of 15 individuals.
An additional were removed from the reserve in 1976, and the park was reduced to in 1984. In 1994, the TransMara County Council (TMCC) was formed in the western part of the reserve, and control was divided between the new council and the existing Narok County Council.
An additional were removed from the reserve in 1976, and the park was reduced to in 1984. In 1994, the TransMara County Council (TMCC) was formed in the western part of the reserve, and control was divided between the new council and the existing Narok County Council.
Numbers have been slowly increasing, but the population was still only up to an estimated 23 in 1999.
In May 2001, the not-for-profit Mara Conservancy took over management of the Mara Triangle which is covers the western part of the reserve. The Maasai people make up a community that spans across northern, central and southern Kenya and northern parts of Tanzania.
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