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Sioma Ngwezi lies in the midst of the KAZA transfrontier conservation area: the largest gazetted protected area in the world. This is a Zambian safari destination with serious potential for the future, but Sioma’s recovery has been thwarted by rampant ivory poaching and problems associated with illegal timber extraction. The Peace Parks Foundation is investing heavily in park infrastructure, but to date their presence has failed to turn the tide on poaching and community encroachment.
Despite these ongoing challenges and being ravaged by decades of war, there is still a surprising amount of skittish wildlife surviving in Sioma Ngwezi. The list of species we saw during the course of our two recces was impressive: elephant, eland, sable and giraffe as well as cheetah and wild dog. But don’t let this mislead you, wildlife sightings are erratic and the animals shy. Signs of human impact remain widespread and we stumbled upon a disturbing number of elephant carcasses during
Despite these ongoing challenges and being ravaged by decades of war, there is still a surprising amount of skittish wildlife surviving in Sioma Ngwezi. The list of species we saw during the course of our two recces was impressive: elephant, eland, sable and giraffe as well as cheetah and wild dog. But don’t let this mislead you, wildlife sightings are erratic and the animals shy. Signs of human impact remain widespread and we stumbled upon a disturbing number of elephant carcasses during
