Wildlife & Marine life at Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park

Wildlife & Marine life at Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park

The park with its magnificent coral reefs and colorful marine life, 6 km off the Kenyan coast, is managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service. The island is in the south of Kenya coastal lines and closure to the Tanzania border. The marine national park is a special Marine Park maintained by Kenya Wildlife services and house to beautiful animals like colorful corals, reefs, Dolphins, and other beautiful sea turtles, fishes, etc. The experience here is beautiful just like the clean blue water. “Home of the Dolphins” Unspoiled, beautiful and sun-kissed, the Kisite Marine Park was established to protect the scenic islands and special habitats of a wide range of endemic marine animals and breeding migratory birds. It lies in the coral gardens south of Wasini Island and encompasses three small coral rag forest islands, each with considerable areas of fringing reef. Kisite is one of the most rewarding snorkeling locations on the coast. Visitors can also enjoy bird watching, diving, and of course, sunbathing. The Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park is a protected sanctuary of coral reefs and small islands, home to dolphins, turtles, innumerable fish, and sea birds. The under-waters of the marine park are of unbelievable color and vibrance. The marine is home to a rainbow of small fish, octopus, and clams. Marine life is in abundance, including triggerfish, moray eels, angelfish, butterflyfish, groupers, parrotfish, wrasses, scorpionfish, pufferfish, damselfish, rays, snappers, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtles, and dolphins. Humpback whales and whale sharks are seasonal. Comprises about 250 recorded fish species, 70 resident dolphins, and over 140 cataloged individuals, sea turtles, whales, 56 genera of corals, seagrass, and gastropods. Many seabirds in large nesting colonies and internationally significant numbers of roseate terns and crab-plover. It’s an ideal breeding area for roseate and sooty terns (July to September) and great habitat for pelagic feeders.