Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

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Harriet Nimmo –

Visited: July

Harriet is a zoologist with more than 20 years’ experience. She has the privilege of working with the world’s top wildlife photographers and photo-guides.

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Undergoing great transformation

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The rugged, hilly terrain of Nkhotakota is bisected by a network of rivers weaving their way through the dense miombo forests. Although Malawi’s oldest park, and one of the country’s largest conservation areas, up until now it has been little developed with very few visitors. When we stayed here we were the only visitors at our rustic lodge. We spent our time walking with a guide, bird-watching and enjoying the solitude.

It is a park of huge potential, all the more so since African Parks have now taken over its management. More than 500 elephants and 1,400 other game animals have recently been introduced, from Liwonde and Majete, as part of a historic translocation initiative to restore Nkhotakota, and it is now poised it to become one of Malawi’s most important sanctuaries for wildlife.

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