Plan to fence off Nairobi national park angers Maasai and conservationists

Ten-year management strategy aims to combat habitat loss and dwindling wildlife in Kenya's oldest national park

Kenya's oldest national park, which is facing threats from habitat loss, a decline in wildlife species and government infrastructure developments, is at the centre of a fresh row over its future.

Created through a colonial proclamation in December 1946, the 45-square mile Nairobi national park is the only sanctuary in the world where wild animals roam freely next to a bustling metropolis. Its ecological health is indicative of the country's efforts to preserve Africa's vanishing wildlife.