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Rising population, the demand for farm land and minerals and poaching activities are causing tremendous damage leading to the disappearance of African wildlife. The biggest motive for the wildlife loss for lions, elephants and other species is land and due to urbanization, agriculture and infrastructure, wildlife is losing its valuable space in the planet.
As per the reports, wildlife viewing is now one of the fastest growing activities in the tourism industry and African wildlife is valued very highly for its absolute existence with local culture and apt surroundings. However, conserving the wildlife has been adopted by several organizations in the light of saving the animal world. These examples of successful conservations in the African wildlife are reconstructing the name the parks had in the earlier days. Let’s find out the best national parks that offer sustainable safaris in the African continent. [$$$$]
Meru National Park (Kenya)
During the 1970s, the park was hugely popular among the tourists, but it took a disastrous decline in the late 1980s as poaching was heavily practiced. The park has a wide range of wild animals like African bush elephant, African leopard, Cheetah, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Southern White Rhinoceros, Grevy’s Zebra, Lions, Hippopotamus and more.
It is a well-known park in the country where reputed conservationists George Adamson and Joy Adamson raised Elsa – the Lioness that became popular due to the famous the award winning movie Born Free. After the restoration between 2000 and 2005 by Kenyan Wildlife Service and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Meru is now one of the best popular parks in the country. A small rocky hill named Elsa’s Kopje Camp situated at the heart of the park made heavy contributions to the Meru National Park with the conversation activities. The camp also appointed locals as the staff to take care of the park’s daily routines in order to sustain the habitats.[$$$$]
Damaraland (Namibia)
Damaraland is an area which is uninhabited that sits between the Skeleton Coast, Etosha and the remote Kaokoveld. The sceneries here are quite breathtaking and the amazing wildlife safari displays the luxury of desert adventures, cultural safaris and even honeymoons. The wildlife in the park is unrestricted and roam-free for the wild animals.
In 1991, the Namibian government shared the local communities the rights to the land and the wildlife. At present, there are more than 70 conservancies working towards increasing the wildlife populations in the continent. Damaraland is now home to many large mammals including the desert-adapted elephant, the rare mountain zebra, the endangered black rhino and even lions. A safari here is the best way to spot these animals and the Damaraland camp is now an example for other communities and conservationists throughout the continent.[$$$$]
Liuwa Plains (Zambia)
A unique ecosystem where people and the wildlife live together, Liuwa Plains is one of the oldest conservation histories in Africa, dating back to 19th century. Managed by African Parks in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and BRE, it is now one of the continent’s most important grassland ecosystems.
In 2008, reintroductions of lions were done to reunite the last lioness and thus leading to the new life which grew to 10 lions. With an effective law enforcement, poaching is now demolished and carnivore populations are on the rise with significant numbers of cheetah, lions, hyenas, wildebeests, tsessebes and others been recorded.[$$$$]
Makgadikgadi National Park (Botswana)
Prior to the 1960s, Makgadikgadi National Park area held the longest and possibly the largest migration of zebra and wildebeest in Africa. During the rainy seasons those times, the flooded pans attracted large herds of animals. But with the tragic introduction of fences, the number reduced drastically.
As of now, the Makgadikgadi restored the migration between the northern Botswana, the Makgadikgadi National Park and the Kalahari Desert. Meno A Kwena, one of the bridges, acts as a platform between the local community and conservationists to prosper the migration once again. The Meno A Kwena camp settles on the Boteti River on the border of the Makgadikgadi pans and it also possess a watering point for cattle as well. Wildebeests, Zebras, Ducks, Geese, Great White Pelicans, Greater Flamingos, Ostriches, Chestnut-banded plovers, Kittlitz plover, tortoises, rock monitor and more can largely be seen here.[$$$$]
Liwonde National Park (Malawi)
Large number of people in the area was a huge threat to the conservation of the wildlife in Malawi, but after it was taken over by African Parks in 2015, Liwonde is now one of the national parks with the ‘African’ feel. It sets along the Shire River with the murmuring hippos and elephants. Liwonde has approximately 12,000 large mammals including African buffalo, antelope, the endangered sable antelopes, baboons, black rhinos, bushbucks, hippos, impalas, kudus, monkeys, warthogs, crocodiles and more.
The conservation efforts are having a positive impact and it reduced the human-wildlife conflicts in a great deal. The recent elephant translocation and the reintroduction of cheetahs and lions helped Liwonde to be one of the best safari parks in Africa. The management is now training rangers, supporting the locals, preventing banned fishing and removing snares from the area.
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