Mammal Diversity Occurrence Data in Lake Ol Bolossat ecosystem, Nyandarua County

Disturbance, whether natural or human-driven, alters normal ecological processes (Van Andel et al., 1987). Human activities such as off-road driving, refuse dumping, vegetation trampling, frequent fires, and trail proliferation significantly influence mammal habitats.

These pressures are particularly pronounced in ecologically sensitive landscapes like L. Ol Bolossat , Kenya’s only natural lake in the Central Highlands, where increasing agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, and human encroachment are intensifying their effects on wildlife.Ecosystem goods and services such as fresh water, fertile soils, pollination, nutrient cycling (Peterson et al, 1998), and faunal community regulations (Kingdon et al., 2013) arise from healthy ecological functions.