Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve - Malawi

The Afromontane-cloaked Chipata Mountain presides over Nkhotakota's mambo woodland landscape, which is spanned by a network of rivers that form a major catchment area for Lake Malawi.  the park sweeps from the Great Rift Valley to within a few kilometres of the lake shore. Although the once abundant variety of wildlife has been depleted by decades of poaching, since assuming management in 2015, African Parks has already overhauled park management and law enforcement, and is undertaking a historic translocation project to restore former levels of biodiversity to Nkhotakota's wooded hills.

The stats....

• 280 bird species;
• over 1,500 animals reintroduced in 2016;
• 500 elephants aim to be reintroduced in the reserve by 2017; Malawi's oldest and largest protected area.

The Highlights

• Scouts have been trained and supplied with new uniforms and equipment for anti-poaching patrols;
• Vehicles, roads, radios and a digital radio network have been established or upgraded;
• Law Enforcement and Community teams have collected hundreds of wire traps from within the reserve;
• A 19,000 ha sanctuary has been fenced to allow for the safe reintroduction of species, including 261 elephants and more than 1,500 head of game species in 2016. 

What next for Nkhotakota?

• Complete the park's entire perimeter fence;
• Maintain the sanctuary where 261 elephants were translocated from Liwonde in 2016, and prepare for an additional 250 elephants to be added in 2017;
• Foster close community collaboration to mitigate conflict, sensitise people to the ,much needed perimeter fence, and to review the community programme to ensure local people receive tangible benefits from the park.

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Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

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