LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned wildlife sanctuary in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It is located in the Mwatate

Mwatate

Mwatate is a village in Taita-Taveta District in the southern side of the Taita Hills. It is the headquarters of the Mwatate administrative division of the district....

 division of Taita-Taveta District

Taita-Taveta District

Taita Taveta-District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Coast Province of that country. It lies approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa and 360 km southeast of Nairobi city....

 in Coast Province, approximately 220km from Mombasa

Mombasa

Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....

. It covers an area of 125,000 acres. The sanctuary is formed by the Lualenyi

Lualenyi Ranch

Lualenyi Ranch is a private group ranch. The ranch is locate in Taita-Taveta District next to the Tsavo West National Park and Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The ranch covers approximately . It has been leased from the government for 99 years. Lualenyi Ranch is part of the LUMO Community Wildlife...

, Mramba Communal Grazing Area, and Oza Group Ranch, hence the acronym "LUMO".
LUMO Community Wildlife Sanctuary is adjacent to Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo West National Park is located in the Coast Province of Kenya. The park covers an area of 9,065 square kilometres. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides the park into east and west...

 and the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. It is located in the Coast Province in Taita-Taveta District approximately 220 kilometers from Mombasa. The sanctuary covers an area of , and is adjacent to Tsavo West National Park and the LUMO Community Wildlife...

, and serves as a vital wildlife corridor between Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Park

Tsavo East National Park

Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya at 11,747 square kilometres. Opened in April 1948, it is located near the village of Voi in the Taita-Taveta District of Coast Province. The park is divided into east and west sections by the A109 road and a railway...

s. It hosts cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, masai lion, masai giraffe, zebra, hartebeast, impala, waterbuck, Thomson's gazelle, lesser kudu, dik-dik, and other smaller animals, including a great diversity of birdlife.

The sanctuary has one community-owned tourist lodge, the Lion's Bluff Lodge.