The Eburru Forest Management Trust Fund is constructing a wildlife corridor that will link Lake Naivasha, a fresh water lake in Kenya that is part of the Great Rift Valley, and the forest.

The Eburru Forest comprises 8 715 hectares of prime indigenous forest area, contained within the steep hills, deep valleys and rolling foothills of Mount Eburru.

Rhino Ark Executive Director, Christian Lambrechts, said the corridor would be the first in the entire Mau Complex and would have bridges over public roads, reports The Star (Kenya).

He said the creation of the key passage was among the changes they had made in the management of forests and was set to boost tourism.

The forest is recognised as a hotspot for birdlife within the greater Mau Forests Complex, and is home to over 40 species of mammals, including the critically endangered mountain bongo antelope.

Devan Jobanputra, Director of Travel In Style, told Tourism Update that Eburru Forest was popular with guests staying at Loldia House (by Governors Camp), and also with avid birdwatchers, both local and international visitors.

In December 2010, Rhino Ark made a formal commitment to support the conservation of the Eburru ecosystem, with the construction of a comprehensive electric fence around the entire protected forest.

Lambrechts said the recently completed 43km Eburru electric fencing project by the M-Pesa Foundation would save some of the endangered animals and also protect the water tower.