Knowledge (XXG)

Sioma Ngwezi National Park

Source 📝

45: 29: 52: 311: 168:
and covered in wind-blown sand-dunes, still present as gentle undulations and a sandy soil. Although the climate is now wetter, permanent rivers do not flow through the plains, only a few seasonal ones, and in the rainy season thousands of small lagoons, typically a couple of hundred metres across,
271:
and no roads in the park, only tracks requiring four-wheel drive vehicles even in the dry season, when vehicles can become bogged in sand. In 2007 several tour operators were taking guided safaris into the park. According to the Zambian government plans are in hand to open the park to private
140:
in Zambia, it is unfenced allowing free movement of the animals, and it is surrounded by buffer zones where hunting is regulated, called Game Management Areas (GMAs). The West Zambezi GMA adjacent to the park is the largest in the country at 35,000 square kilometres.
646: 495: 296: 275:
Other tourism facilities have recently been developed or are planned in the region, such as along nearby stretches of the Zambezi (a fishing resort, and a lodge at
641: 80: 44: 272:
management and provide better wildlife protection. The proximity to Angola, Namibia and Botswana makes it ripe for transfrontier parks initiatives.
651: 488: 197:
The Park and surrounding GMA form an important link in the migratory route of elephants and wildebeest from the nearby national parks of
371:"Transfrontier Conservation Areas and Human-Wildlife Conflict: The Case of the Namibian Component of the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA" 631: 481: 504: 128:. It is undeveloped and rarely visited, lacking roads and being off the usual tourist tracks, but this may change in the future. 605: 595: 585: 580: 575: 570: 550: 535: 280: 540: 515: 256: 610: 545: 560: 520: 636: 530: 344: 249: 217: 590: 565: 555: 284: 186: 178: 170: 28: 525: 324: 161: 468: 410: 392: 400: 382: 237: 169:
form in the depressions between the dunes. Two ecoregions are well represented in the park,
165: 405: 370: 225: 625: 316: 245: 221: 157: 137: 276: 174: 149: 287:
are within 60 km of the park and may increase visitor numbers appreciably.
153: 387: 306: 396: 95: 82: 369:
Stoldt, Mirja; Göttert, Thomas; Mann, Carsten; Zeller, Ulrich (2020-05-14).
182: 473: 414: 268: 206: 198: 210: 202: 145: 441: 427:
IUCN Cat Specialist Group (2006). Conservation Strategy for the Lion
233: 213:
has been rampant during and in the aftermath of the civil war there.
125: 68: 205:. Although still poached, the park does offer a better refuge for 241: 229: 477: 431:
in Eastern and Southern Africa. IUCN, Pretoria, South Africa.
124:
is a 5,000-square-kilometre park in the south west corner of
181:. Along the major rivers surrounding the park is a third 144:
The park occupies part of large plain lying between the
295:
This park is considered for inclusion in the 5 Nation
33:
Sioma Ngwezi National Park (#17), Barotse Floodpiain
111: 74: 64: 21: 51: 297:Kavango - Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area 279:), and in the Caprivi Strip. The recently opened 209:migrating from Angola where poaching and illegal 160:, called the Silowana Plains, lying south of the 647:Tourist attractions in Western Province, Zambia 255:Since 2005, the protected area is considered a 489: 8: 496: 482: 474: 18: 404: 386: 336: 244:. Several endangered species including 642:Geography of Western Province, Zambia 115:5,000 km (1,900 sq mi) 7: 63: 267:There are no facilities except for 14: 177:trees, which surrounds plains of 309: 50: 43: 27: 216:The park is home to over 3,000 652:Important Bird Areas of Zambia 1: 164:. They were once part of the 345:"Sioma Ngwezi National Park" 187:Zambezian flooded grasslands 179:Western Zambezian grasslands 171:Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands 668: 388:10.1038/s41598-020-64537-9 122:Sioma Ngwezi National Park 22:Sioma Ngwezi National Park 511: 38: 26: 632:National parks of Zambia 505:National Parks of Zambia 469:Zambian tourism website 16:National park in Zambia 446:www.kavangozambezi.org 442:"Kavango Zambezi Home" 218:African bush elephants 349:Africa Tour Operators 281:Trans–Caprivi Highway 250:South African cheetah 96:17.25099°S 23.43109°E 285:Katima Mulilo Bridge 259:Conservation Unit. 101:-17.25099; 23.43109 92: /  375:Scientific Reports 325:Wildlife of Zambia 252:are also present. 162:Barotse Floodplain 619: 618: 119: 118: 659: 498: 491: 484: 475: 456: 455: 453: 452: 438: 432: 425: 419: 418: 408: 390: 366: 360: 359: 357: 356: 341: 319: 314: 313: 312: 107: 106: 104: 103: 102: 97: 93: 90: 89: 88: 85: 54: 53: 47: 31: 19: 667: 666: 662: 661: 660: 658: 657: 656: 622: 621: 620: 615: 507: 502: 465: 460: 459: 450: 448: 440: 439: 435: 426: 422: 368: 367: 363: 354: 352: 343: 342: 338: 333: 315: 310: 308: 305: 293: 265: 195: 166:Kalahari Desert 134: 100: 98: 94: 91: 86: 83: 81: 79: 78: 60: 59: 58: 57: 56: 55: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 665: 663: 655: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 624: 623: 617: 616: 614: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 512: 509: 508: 503: 501: 500: 493: 486: 478: 472: 471: 464: 463:External links 461: 458: 457: 433: 420: 361: 335: 334: 332: 329: 328: 327: 321: 320: 304: 301: 292: 289: 264: 261: 226:sable antelope 194: 191: 138:national parks 133: 130: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 76: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 664: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 629: 627: 612: 609: 607: 606:South Luangwa 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 586:North Luangwa 584: 582: 581:Mweru Wantipa 579: 577: 576:Mosi-oa-Tunya 574: 572: 571:Lusenga Plain 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 551:Lower Zambezi 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 536:Lavushi Manda 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 513: 510: 506: 499: 494: 492: 487: 485: 480: 479: 476: 470: 467: 466: 462: 447: 443: 437: 434: 430: 424: 421: 416: 412: 407: 402: 398: 394: 389: 384: 380: 376: 372: 365: 362: 350: 346: 340: 337: 330: 326: 323: 322: 318: 317:Zambia portal 307: 302: 300: 298: 290: 288: 286: 282: 278: 273: 270: 262: 260: 258: 253: 251: 247: 246:Cape wild dog 243: 239: 238:Grant's zebra 235: 231: 227: 223: 222:roan antelope 219: 214: 212: 208: 204: 200: 192: 190: 188: 184: 180: 176: 173:dominated by 172: 167: 163: 159: 158:Caprivi Strip 155: 151: 147: 142: 139: 131: 129: 127: 123: 114: 110: 105: 77: 73: 70: 67: 46: 37: 30: 25: 20: 637:Cuando River 601:Sioma Ngwezi 600: 449:. Retrieved 445: 436: 429:Panthera leo 428: 423: 378: 374: 364: 353:. Retrieved 351:. 2015-05-04 348: 339: 294: 277:Ngonye Falls 274: 266: 254: 215: 196: 175:Zambian Teak 150:Cuando River 143: 135: 121: 120: 541:Liuwa Plain 516:Blue Lagoon 381:(1): 7964. 156:), and the 154:Chobe River 152:(the upper 132:Description 99: / 75:Coordinates 626:Categories 611:West Lunga 451:2021-05-20 355:2021-05-20 331:References 136:Like most 87:23°25′52″E 84:17°15′04″S 546:Lochinvar 397:2045-2322 269:campsites 207:elephants 183:ecoregion 561:Lukusuzi 521:Isangano 415:32409783 303:See also 199:Botswana 65:Location 531:Kasanka 406:7224369 263:Tourism 211:hunting 203:Namibia 146:Zambezi 591:Nsumbu 566:Lusaka 556:Luambe 413:  403:  395:  240:, and 234:impala 220:, and 148:, the 126:Zambia 69:Zambia 596:Nyika 526:Kafue 291:Notes 193:Fauna 411:PMID 393:ISSN 283:and 257:Lion 248:and 242:kudu 230:puku 201:and 112:Area 401:PMC 383:doi 628:: 444:. 409:. 399:. 391:. 379:10 377:. 373:. 347:. 299:. 236:, 232:, 228:, 224:, 189:. 185:, 497:e 490:t 483:v 454:. 417:. 385:: 358:.

Index


Map showing the location of Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Zambia
17°15′04″S 23°25′52″E / 17.25099°S 23.43109°E / -17.25099; 23.43109
Zambia
national parks
Zambezi
Cuando River
Chobe River
Caprivi Strip
Barotse Floodplain
Kalahari Desert
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
Zambian Teak
Western Zambezian grasslands
ecoregion
Zambezian flooded grasslands
Botswana
Namibia
elephants
hunting
African bush elephants
roan antelope
sable antelope
puku
impala
Grant's zebra
kudu
Cape wild dog
South African cheetah

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.