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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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 Buffalo Bend on the Mwenezi River, Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
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| Location | Chiredzi (District), Zimbabwe. |
| Coordinates | 21°40′S 31°40′E / 21.667°S 31.667°ECoordinates: 21°40′S 31°40′E / 21.667°S 31.667°E |
| Area | 5,053 km² |
| Established | 1975 |
Gonarezhou National Park is a National Park located in south-eastern Zimbabwe. It is situated in a relatively remote corner of Masvingo Province, south of Chimanimani along the Mozambique border. The park is a lowveld region of baobabs, scrublands and sandstone cliffs. Owing to its vast size, rugged terrain and its location away from main tourist routes, large tracts of Gonarezhou remain as pristine wilderness.
At 5,053 km² Gonarezhou is the country’s second largest game reserve after Hwange National Park. Gonarezhou is a Shona name meaning "elephant's tusk." It forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Gonarezhou with the Kruger National Park in South Africa and the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. Animals can move freely between the three sanctuaries.
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[edit] Natural history
Gonarezhou National Park is a natural protected area in Zimbabwe along the border with Mozambique. Gona re Zhou National Park is the second largest game preserve in Zimbabwe.[1] Historically the Park has been a habitat for the endangered African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus; and in 2010 there have been several sightings of wild dogs in the park. It is thought that the best opportunity to restore or preserve the viability of this species in the Park is by ensuring a migration corridor with adjacent national parks[2] in the adjoining countries of South Africa and Mozambique. The Park is part of the international Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.
[edit] History
The Gonarezhou National Park was formed in 1975, by uniting former hunting areas and tsetse fly control corridors.
The park was closed to the public during the Rhodesian War and again during much of the Mozambique civil war but was re-opened in 1994.
[edit] Accommodation
- Swimuwini Rest Camp - managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Authority, this is self-catering accommodation on the Mwenezi River
- Mahenye Safari Lodge - a group of Shangaan-style thatched lodges in a riverine forest on an island in the Save River.
- Senuko Safari Lodge - meaning the place where animals drink in Shangaan
- Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge
- Gonarezhou Bush Camp is a privately-operated mobile tented camp [3]
[edit] References
- Gona re Zhou National Park. 2009. [1]
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
[edit] Line notes
- ^ Gona re Zhou National Park. 2009
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
- ^ "Gonarezhou Bush Camp". http://www.privateguidedsafaris.com/gonarezhou-bush-camp.html. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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