Kasanka National Park
Facts and practical information
Kasanka National Park is a park located in the Chitambo District of Zambia’s Central Province. At roughly 390 km2, Kasanka is one of Zambia’s smallest national parks. Kasanka was the first of Zambia’s national parks to be managed by a private-public partnership. The privately funded Kasanka Trust Ltd has been in operation since 1986 and undertakes all management responsibilities, in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife. The park has an average elevation between 1,160 m and 1,290 m above mean sea level. It has a number permanent shallow lakes and water bodies with the largest being Wasa. There are five perennial rivers in the park, with the largest being the Luwombwa River. The Luwombwa is the only river that drains the NP, which flows out in the northwestern corner. It is a tributary of the Luapula, which further upstream also drains the Bangweulu Swamp and forms the main source of the Congo River. Although Kasanka NP is part of the Greater Bangweulu Ecosystem, there is no direct hydrological connection between the park and the Bangweulu Wetlands. ()
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Wildlife
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Leopard
Leopards, belonging to the Felidae family and the genus Panthera, are among the five big cats in this group. They inhabit sub-Saharan Africa, parts of Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.
Mammals
Cape (African) Buffalo, Bushcow
The African buffalo, also known as the Cape buffalo, is a formidable bovine species native to sub-Saharan Africa. Comprising several subspecies, the Cape buffalo is the largest and most prevalent in Southern and Eastern Africa.
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Waterbuck
The waterbuck is a large antelope indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s a captivating creature with distinctive traits. Classified under the genus Kobus in the Bovidae family, it was first described by William Ogilby in 1833.
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Vervet monkey
The vervet monkey, an intriguing member of the Cercopithecidae family native to Africa, is renowned for its distinct subspecies primarily found in Southern and parts of Eastern Africa. These monkeys are easily identifiable by their black faces and grey body hair, with...
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Straw-coloured fruit bat
The straw-colored fruit bat is a captivating and sizable species of fruit bat found across sub-Saharan Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. Sadly, it is currently listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List due to a declining population.
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