The three adjoining game reserves of Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo Springs are located in Kenya's dry northern region, an area of wide horizons and distinctive hills and mountains. The reserves cover 160sq miles along the banks of the Uaso Nyiro river and are particularly noted for several unusual species, the long-necked gerenuk gazelle, the rare Grevy's zebra, the distinctly marked reticulated giraffe and the blue legged Somali ostrich. Other animals frequently seen are lion, elephant, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, oryx and crocodile.