Dajin Kakamega

Dajin Kakamega wani dajin ruwan sama ne mai zafi da ke cikin gundumomin Kakamega, Vihiga, da Nandi na Kenya, arewa maso yammacin babban birnin Nairobi, kuma kusa da kan iyaka da Uganda . Ita ce dajin ruwan sama mai zafi kawai a Kenya kuma ana cewa ita ce ta ƙarshe da ta rage a Kenya daga dajin Guineo-Congo wanda ya taɓa yaɗuwa a nahiyar.

 Yanayin ƙasa 
Dajin yana kan tudu mai lanƙwasa, galibi tsakanin tsayin mita 1500 zuwa 1600. Yana cikin magudanar ruwa na kogunan Isiukhu da Yala, waɗanda suka samo asali daga Nandi Escarpment zuwa gabas kuma suna kwarara zuwa yamma ta cikin dajin kafin su zube cikin Tafkin Victoria . 

Dajin da ya haɗa da wurin ajiyar ya ƙunshi kimanin murabba'in kilomita 238, wanda rabinsa bai kai rabinsa ba a halin yanzu yana nan a matsayin dajin asali. A arewacin dajin akwai    Kakamega National Reserve, wanda aka ba shi matsayin gandun daji na ƙasa a shekarar 1985.  A arewa kawai akwai Kisere Forest Reserve . A cikin dajin akwai jerin ciyayi masu ciyawa, waɗanda girmansu ya kama daga kimanin 1 zuwa 50, tare da wasu manyan ciyayi kaɗan. Asalin ciyayi ba shi da tabbas. Wasu tabbas ciyayi ne na baya-bayan nan, amma wasu sun riga sun kasance kafin bayanan da suka gabata. Waɗannan na iya samo asali ne daga ayyukan ɗan adam na baya kamar kiwo na shanu ko kuma sakamakon ciyayi da motsi na manyan dabbobi masu shayarwa kamar barewa da giwaye (dukansu sun ɓace daga yankin). ciyayi suna da tsari daban-daban, wasu kuma ciyayi ne a buɗe wasu kuma suna da adadi mai yawa na bishiyoyi ko ciyayi. Akwai rafuka da ƙananan ciyayi da ke ratsa wurin. Manyan ciyayi galibi suna da iyaka da ƴan mita zuwa goma na dazuzzuka a kowane gefe waɗanda ke raba ciyayi, yayin da ƙananan ciyayi ke ratsawa ta cikin ciyayi a buɗe, galibi suna samar da ƙananan ciyayi masu faɗi.

 Yanayi 
alt=A Köppen climate classification map for Kenya for 1980–2016. Kakamega Rainforest is classified as Af (Tropical, rainforest) as with the surrounding area.|center|thumb|188x188px|Dajin ruwan sama na Kakamega, wanda aka ɓoye a cikin shuɗi mai duhu, (yanayin zafi, dajin dazuzzuka) a ɓangaren yamma na wannan taswirar rarrabuwar yanayi ta Köppen-Geiger, Dajin ruwan sama yana cikin gundumar Kudu maso Gabashin Kakamega, gundumar Yammacin Nandi, da gundumar Arewacin Vihiga, kodayake duk yankin yana da yanayin dajin dazuzzuka na wurare masu zafi, duk da cewa ba ya cikin wurin shakatawa na ƙasa.
Taswirar rarrabuwar yanayi ta Köppen a Kenya daga 1980 zuwa 2016. Dajin Kakamega yana da danshi, matsakaicinsa ya kai 1200. mm – 1700 mm na ruwan sama a kowace shekara. Ruwan sama ya fi yawa a watan Afrilu da Mayu ("ruwan sama mai tsawo"), tare da ɗan bushewa a watan Yuni da kuma kololuwa na biyu a watan Agusta zuwa Satumba ("ruwan sama mai gajeren lokaci"). Janairu da Fabrairu sune watanni mafi bushewa. Zafin jiki yana da daidaito a duk shekara, yana tsakanin 20 °C da 30 °C. 

 Bambancin halittu 
Dajin yana cikin yankin dajin Victoria Basin mai cike da yanayin yanayi mai kama da na savanna . Dajin ya ƙunshi nau'ikan halittu da yawa da ke da alaƙa da dazuzzukan da ke da danshi na yankin Guineo-Congo, waɗanda ke yamma a cikin kwarin Kogin Congo. 

Furen da ake samu a wurin shakatawa sun haɗa da wasu daga cikin manyan dazuzzuka masu tauri da laushi a Afirka, ciki har da Elgon teak ( Olea welwitschii ), red stinkwood ( Prunus africana ), white stinkwood, nau'ikan croton da dama, da kuma Aningeria altissima . Akwai nau'ikan shuke-shuke 380 da aka rubuta. Wannan ya haɗa da nau'ikan ferns 60, nau'ikan bishiyoyi da shrubs 150, da nau'ikan shuke-shuke 170 masu fure, ciki har da nau'ikan orchids 60, tare da nau'ikan 9 da ake samu a wannan dajin kawai.

Dajin ya shahara da tsuntsayensa. An rubuta nau'ikan tsuntsaye 367   a cikin dajin kamar turaco na yammacin Afirka mai launin shuɗi da kuma hornbill mai launin baƙi da fari . Akalla tsuntsaye 9 ba a same su a wani wuri ba. 

Dabbobin da ke rayuwa a wurin shakatawa sun haɗa da alade mai ciyawa, duikers, bushbuck, otter mara ƙulli na Afirka, mongoose, babban shrew na ruwa na Afirka, giwayen Afirka, pangolin na itace, porcupine, jemagu da nau'ikan birai daban-daban, ciki har da biri mai launin shuɗi, biri mai launin ja, biri na De Brazza, biri mai launin ja, potto da biri mai launin vervet . An ba da rahoton damisa lokaci-lokaci, amma an ga damisa na ƙarshe a hukumance a shekarar 1991. 

 Kare Muhalli 
An ware yankin gandun daji na Kakamega a shekarar 1933. A halin yanzu yana da fadin fili na 178.38 km 2.  A shekarar 1967, an kafa wuraren adana namun daji na Isecheno da Yala ko Lirhanda a cikin gandun daji. An ware wurin adana namun daji na Kakamega a shekarar 1985, wanda ya ƙunshi yankin arewacin wurin adana namun daji na Kakamega da kuma wurin adana namun daji na Kisere a arewa.  Yana da yanki na 44.7 km 2. 

Mutane da yawa daga cikin mazauna yankin sun dogara da dajin don samar da muhimman albarkatu, kamar itacen girki, sandunan gini da magungunan gargajiya. Kiwo na shanu yana faruwa a wasu daga cikin yankunan da ke cike da jama'a. Ana cewa yankin yana ɗaya daga cikin yankunan karkara mafi yawan jama'a a duniya, kuma matsin lamba kan albarkatun dazuzzuka yana da yawa. Aikin BIOTA East da Jamus ta dauki nauyin gudanarwa ya yi aiki a cikin dajin daga 2001 zuwa 2010, yana ƙirƙirar tarin dazuzzuka don nau'ikan halittu da yawa kuma yana da niyyar nemo dabarun amfani da dajin mai ɗorewa.

 Yawon Bude Ido 
Yankin kudancin dajin Kakamega, tashar dajin Isecheno da Hukumar Kula da Dajin Kenya ke gudanarwa ita ce mafi sauƙin shiga a yawon buɗe ido. Akwai bishiyar Mama Mtere da aka fi sani da ita, itace mai tarihi kuma itace da aka fi ɗaukar hoto a cikin dajin Kakamega, akwai kuma bishiyoyin ɓaure masu kama da juna . "The Kakamega Forest". Unesco World Heritage Centre. Accessed 15 March 2020. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5508/ "The Kakamega Forest". Unesco World Heritage Centre. Accessed 15 March 2020. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5508/

Akwai hanyoyin tafiya a cikin dajin da ke ba da damar yin tafiya a cikin dajin, yin zango, yin yawo a ƙasa, kallon birai, kallon tsuntsaye da malam buɗe ido, kallon wasa da kuma yawo a ƙauye. Jagororin Yawon Shakatawa na Kakamega (KRFTG) za su iya shirya rangadin ziyartar dutsen kuka (Dutsen Kuka) a Ilesi, wanda ke kan hanyar Kakamega-Kisumu, ko kuma Dajin Kisere don ganin biri De-brazes a arewacin Kakamega. Haka kuma kallon tsuntsaye, safe 6:30 na safe – 8:30 na safe tafiya ce mai kyau ko kuma maraice 4:30 na yamma – 6:30 na yamma. "The Kakamega Forest". Unesco World Heritage Centre. Accessed 15 March 2020. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5508/

Yawon shakatawa na dazuzzuka ya jawo hankalin fitattun mutane, ciki har da Jakadan Amurka a Kenya Robert Godec wanda ya yi ziyara a watan Afrilun 2018 kuma ya yi mamakin kyawunsa. "The Kakamega Forest". Unesco World Heritage Centre. Accessed 15 March 2020. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5508/

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