This year during my family vacation we had chance to visit Haller Park in Mombasa one to the most famous showcases of ecologiacal rehabilitation. i used to know it as Bamburi Nature Trail. It seems they re-baptized it sometime back, but nevertheless there were a variety of animals to see like the two hippos munching up the grass on the picture. This is a former limestone quarry that has been rehabilitated to ensure that gaping holes where the excavation was done are not left that way. Trees that shed plenty of leaves were planted and some wildlife brought into the place later on other wildlife came in and now there is a thriving eco-system in this forest so close to the beaches of Mombasa on the North coastline.

Some of the other animals that we saw other than the rescued orphaned baby hippopotamus was the giant aldabra tortoise named Mzee, water bucks the snake park the fish rearing/farming center, the crocodiles. Infact we caught a glimpse of the croc feeding session at 4.30pm. We all enjoyed taking pictures and trying to capture the moment a crock would jump up to get a chunk of meat. The forest trails were also very cool for the Mombasa climate and good for jogging or cycling. This is a must see next time you are in Mombasa. By the number of people that were visiting the place i could not help mentioning this " Hallar park generates more income than the income it got from the limestone excavation in the past" It is a good show of how mother nature rewards if you work with her.