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This
southern African country contains some of the best wildlife to be
seen in this part of the world but its tourist industry is under-developed
and very little conservation research has been focused there.
One World Wildlife will utilise the model developed in South
Africa whereby the local inhabitants as well as the wildlife and
plants benefit from our efforts. Much basic research still needs
to be undertaken. For example, the Kasanka
National Park receives nominal protection but in reality
there are considerable problems with regard to poaching and over-exploitation
of the environment.
There
is an urgent need for basic research on which species inhabit the
area and which ones require monitoring and increased protection.
Butterflies (no accurate data available) birds (400+ species) and
bats (tens of millions of individuals but species number not known)
are particularly abundant and diverse for example.
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common animals such as the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis,
are vulnerable throughout Africa. Image courtesy Celia
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