Traversing the Coastal mangrove forests to save endangered trees

Groups walk through Chara mangrove forest in Tana Delta. Kenya has nine mangrove species out of the 80 scattered across the world. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

Cruising through the tidal inlets and rivers that open to the sea within Kenya’s North Coast is a mishmash of mangrove trees dotting the sealine.

Little egrets form silhouettes riding on the backs of hippos in their mud pools, while crabs crawl on mudflats underneath the web of mangrove forests. The sights and sounds within the little known riverine vegetation are magical.