Showing posts with label africa national parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label africa national parks. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Zimbabwe National Park List

National Parks in Zimbabwe:

  • Insiza Dam (Lake Cunningham) Recreational Park
  • Lake Chivero (formerly Mcilwaine) Recreational Park
  • Lake Kariba Recreational Park
  • Lake Manyame (formerly Darwendale) Recreational Park
  • Lake Matopos Recreational Park
  • Lake Mutirikwe (formerly Kyle) Recreational Park
  • Mupfure (formerly Umfuli) Recreational Park
  • Mzingwane Dam Recreational Park

Zambia National Parks

National Parks in Zambia:

  • Blue Lagoon National Park — a small park in the north of the Kafue Flats west of Lusaka, known chiefly for bird life; one lodge
  • Isangano National Park — east of the Bangweulu Swamps, no facilities, little wildlife
  • Kafue National Park — world-famous for its animals, one of the world's largest national parks, several lodges
  • Kasanka National Park — privately operated, south of the Bangweulu Swamps, one lodge
  • Lavushi Manda National Park — south-east of the Bangweulu Swamps, no facilities, little wildlife
  • Liuwa Plain National Park — in the remote far west, no facilities but some large herds of animals
  • Lochinvar National Park — a small park world-famous for bird life and herds of lechwe, one lodge
  • Lower Zambezi National Park — east of Lusaka, offers good wildlife viewing on the Zambezi River; one lodge
  • Luambe National Park — a small park, close to South Luangwa National Park, recovering after previous neglect, one new lodge
  • Lukusuzi National Park — east of Luambe, undeveloped but with potential
  • Lusenga Plain National Park — east of Lake Mweru, no facilities, no easy access, little wildlife
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls National Park) — the small park for Victoria Falls on the edge of the city of Livingstone (where accommodation is available), includes a small 'safari park'
  • Mweru Wantipa National Park — no facilities, neglected, little wildlife but has potential for redevelopment
  • North Luangwa National Park — this reserve has no facilities and is closed except to specially-licensed tours
  • Nsumbu National Park (also known as Sumbu) — once ranked with Kafue and Luangwa, needs redevelopment but has good wildlife potential and offers lakeside game viewing, three lodges
  • Nyika National Park — famous for its highland scenery and vegetation rather than wildlife; one lodge, but reached from the park of the same name in Malawi
  • Sioma Ngwezi National Park — in the remote far south-west, no facilities but some large herds of animals
  • South Luangwa National Park — world-famous as an icon of African wildlife, numerous lodges
  • West Lunga National Park — no facilities, no easy access, neglected, little wildlife but has potential for redevelopment.

Uganda National Park List

National Parks in Uganda:

  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Kibale National Park
  • Kidepo Valley National Park
  • Lake Mburo National Park
  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
  • Mount Elgon National Park
  • Murchison Falls National Park
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park
  • Semuliki National Park

Tanzania National Park List

National Parks in Tanzania:

National Park Habitat Flora/Fauna Comments Picture
Arusha National Park
established[1]: 1960
renamed[2]: 1967
enlarged: 1973
area: 137 km²
dense forest, swamp, grassland, lakes, alpine highland, rocks
1,525 - 4,565 m
giraffe, buffalo, elephant, zebra, dik-dik, hippopotamus, waterbuck, warthog, leopard, eland, Spotted Hyena, klipspringer, baboon, Blue Monkey, Black-and-white colobus; Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Sacred Ibis, Maccoa Duck, Egyptian Goose, turaco, Narina Trogon, Broadbill; Red-hot Poker, Spanish moss, Giant Lobelia 400 bird species
Gombe Stream National Park
established[3]: 1943
gazetted[4]: 1968
area: 52 km²
miombo woodland, gallery forest
750 - 1,500 m
chimpanzee, olive baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, Red colobus, Diademed Monkey, leopard, bushbuck, buffalo, waterbuck; barbet, Palm-nut Vulture, Forbes' Plover, Fish Eagle, Peters's Twinspot Jane Goodall worked here
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
established[5]: 1940s
gazetted[4]: 2004
area: 50 km²
swamp forest, mangrove, sea grass bed, salt marsh Zanzibar Red Colobus, Ader's Duiker

Katavi National Park
established[3]: 1951
gazetted[4]: 1974
area: 4,471 km²
miombo woodland, river, lakes, floodplain
900 m
eland, sable antelope, roan antelope, hippopotamus, crocodile, lion, leopard, elephant, zebra, buffalo, topi; pelican, waterfowl more than 400 bird species
Kilimanjaro National Park
established: 1910s[3], 1921[6]
gazetted: 1973[4]
world heritage: 1987
area: 753 km²
montane forest, moorland, alpine desert
1830 - 5895 m
Abbott's Duiker, Grey Duiker, Red Duiker, Bushbuck, Eland, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, small Antelope, Blue Monkey, Black-and-white colobus, Galago crassicaudatus, Kilimanjaro Tree Hyrax; Abbot's Starling, Raven; Papilio sjoestedti; Giant Lobelia, moss, lichen
Kitulo Plateau
gazetted[4]: 2002
area: 412.9 km²
montane grassland at 2,600 m Red-hot Poker, Aloe, Protea, Geranium, Giant Lobelia, Lilies, Asters; Denham's bustard, Blue Swallow, Mountain Marsh Widow, Cisticola njombe, Kipengere Seedeater, Mountain Reedbuck, Eland; Chameleon, Lizards, Frogs 350 species of vascular plants among which 45 varieties of terrestrial orchid, many bird species
Mahale Mountains National Park
gazetted[4]: 14th June 1985
area: 1,613 km²
miombo forest, Kasoge (lowland) forest, montane rainforest
773 - 2,460 m
chimpanzee, Red colobus, Red-tailed monkey, Blue monkey, giant squirrel, Red-legged Sun squirrel, Brush-tailed porcupine, Bushy-tailed Mongoose, Angolan black-and-white Colobus, Sharpe's Grysbok; Red-collared Widowbird, Speckled Mousebird, Crowned Eagle, Bee-eater, Roller, Crested Guineafowl, Ross' Turaco, White-browed Robin-Chat, Red-winged Starling, Violet-backed Starling, parrots savanna and forest adapted species, 90% of 193 fish species in the lake are endemic
Lake Manyara National Park
established[3]: 1957
established[4]: 1960
area: 325 km²
lake (2/3), forest, grassland
960 - 1478 m
elephant, buffalo, lion, Black Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Impala, Giraffe, Zebra, wildebeest, bushbuck, leopard, baboon; Lesser Flamingo, Greater Flamingo, White Pelican, Yellow-billed Stork, White-breasted Cormorant, Palm-nut Vulture, Ayres' Hawk-eagle, Nile monitor, cobra greatest biomass density in the world; tree-climbing lions
Mount Meru National Park
established[4]: ???




Mikumi National Park
established: 1964
extended: 1975
area: 3,230 km²
floodplain, grassland, wooded savanna, miombo covered hills
550 - 1,257 m
eland, Greater kudu, Yellow Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Serval, sable antelope, hippopotamus, zebra, lion, wildebeest, impala, buffalo, giraffe, elephant; Lilac-breasted roller, Yellow-throated longclaw, Bateleur Eagle, waterbirds more than 400 bird species
Ruaha National Park
established[3]: 1910
gazetted[4]: 1964
area: 10,300 km²
miombo woodland, savanna
750-1,830 m
elephant; hornbill, kingfisher, sunbird, white stork; African Wild Dog, Sable Antelope, Greater Kudu; Crested Barbet, Yellow-collared Lovebird more than 400 bird species, high diversity of antelope
Rubondo Island National Park
established[4]: 1977
area: 240 km²
humid forest, lakeside papyrus beds, open grassland
1,134 - 1,381 m
Yellow-spotted otters, Nile perch, Fish eagle, hippopotamus, vervet monkey, genet, mongoose, bushbuck, sitatunga, birds (African grey parrot, Malachite kingfisher, Paradise flycatcher, herons, storks, spoonbills

Saadani National Park
established[3]: 1969
gazetted[4]: 2002
area: 1,062 km²
coast, river, forest, savanna Giraffe, buffalo, warthog, Waterbuck, reedbuck, hartebeest, wildebeest, Red Duiker, Greater Kudu, Eland, Sable Antelope, Yellow Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Black-backed Jackal, Hippopotamus, Crocodile; Mangrove Kingfisher, Lesser Flamingo; Green turtle; mangrove only sanctuary bordering the sea
Serengeti National Park
established[3]: 1929
gazetted[4]: 1951
world heritage: 1981
area: 14,763 km²
grassland plains, savanna, riverine forest, woodland;
920 - 1,850 m
wildebeest, zebra, lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, cheetah, gazelle, giraffe, Spotted Hyena, jackal, aardwolf, serval, Agama lizard, Rock hyrax, Secretary Bird, Ostrich, Black eagle most visited park in Tanzania; famous for massive migration of ungulates; more than 500 bird species
Tarangire National Park
established: 1970 [4]
area: 2,850 km²
grassland, savanna;
1,000 - 1,500 m
Oryx, Gerenuk, Elephant, Baobab, Lesser Kudu, Wild Dog, Lion Kori Bustard, Ground hornbill, Ostrich, Yellow-collared Lovebird, Rufous-tailed Weaver, Ashy Starling, Dwarf Mongoose, Red-and-yellow Barbet 550 bird varieties; largest concentration of wildlife after Serengeti
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
established[4]: 1994
area: 1,990 km²
tropical rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, grassland, steppe
250 - 2,600 m
Rufous-winged Sunbird, Udzungwa Partridge; Sanje crested Mangabey. Iringa red colobus, Rungwecerbus kipunji, Matundu dwarf Galago, Mountain dwarf Galago; reptiles and amphibians; Hyrax, Squirrel; also big mammals more than 400 bird species, 2500 plant species; many endemics (25 % of plant species, 5 primates); second largest biodiversity in Africa

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

South Africa National Park List

Some National Parks in South Africa:

  • Agulhas National Park
  • Karoo National Park
  • Knysna National Lake Area
  • Table Mountain National Park
  • Tsitsikamma National Park
  • West Coast National Park
  • Wilderness National Park

Sierra Leone National Park List

National Parks in Sierra Leone:

Name Status Area (km²)
Kuru Hills Proposed 69.93
Lake Mape/Mabesi Proposed 75.11
Lake Sonfon Proposed 51.80
Loma Mountains Proposed 332.01
Outamba-Kilimi Designated 808.13
Western Area Proposed 176.88

Namibia National Park List

National Parks in Namibia:

  • Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park (see Fish River Canyon)
  • Etosha National Park
  • Kaudom National Park
  • Mamili National Park
  • Mudumu National Park
  • Namib-Naukluft National Park
  • Skeleton Coast Park
  • Waterberg National Pak

Mozambique National Park List

National Parks in Mozambique:



  • Banhine National Park Parque Nacional de Banhine - Gaza (7,000 km²)
  • Bazaruto National Park Parque Nacional do Bazaruto - Inhambane (1,600 km²)
  • Gorongosa National Park Parque Nacional da Gorongosa - Sofala (5,370 km²)
  • Limpopo National Park Parque Nacional do Limpopo - Gaza (10,000 km²)
  • Quirimbas National Park Parque Nacional das Quirimbas - Cabo Delgado (7,500 km²)
  • Zinave National Park Parque Nacional do Zinave - Inhambane (6,000 km²)

Morrocco National Park List

National Parks in Morrocco:

  • National Park of Ifrane
  • Tazekka National Park
  • National Park of Talassemtane
  • National Park of Al Hoceima info site in spanish
  • National Park of Merdja Zerka
  • National Park of Ayachi
  • National Park of Toubkal
  • National Park of Sous-Massa
  • National Park of the coast of Dakhla
  • National Park of Lake Sidi Boughaba
  • National Park of the Iles of Essaouira
  • National Park of the Golf of Khnifiss
  • National Park of Tazerkourt
  • National Park of Bou Arfa

Kenya National Park List

National Parks in Kenya:

  • Aberdare National Park
  • Amboseli National Park
  • Arabuko Sokoke National Park
  • Hells Gate and Mount Longonot National Parks
  • Kora National Park
  • Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Marsabit National Park
  • Meru National Park
  • Mount Kenya National Park
  • Mount Elgon National Park
  • Nairobi National Park
  • Ndere Island National Reserve
  • Ruma National Park
  • Saiwa Swamp National Park
  • Sibiloi National Park
  • Tsavo East National Park
  • Tsavo West National Park

Gabon National Park List

National Parks in Gabon:

  • Akanda National Park
  • Batéké Plateau National Park
  • Birougou National Park
  • Crystal Mountains National Park
  • Ivindo National Park
  • Loango National Park
  • Lopé National Park
  • Mayumba National Park
  • Minkébé National Park
  • Moukalaba-Doudou National Park
  • Mwangné National Park
  • Pongara National Park
  • Waka National Park

Ethiopia National Park Lists

National Parks in Ethiopia

  • Abijatta-Shalla National Park
  • Awash National Park
  • Bale Mountains National Park
  • Gambela National Park
  • Mago National Park
  • Nechisar National Park
  • Omo National Park
  • Semien Mountains National Park
  • Yangudi Rassa National Park