Wankie National Park was declared a game reserve in September 1928 and became a national park under the National Park Act of 1949. It lies in the northwest of Rhodesia, just off the main road between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.
Wankie was home to the world’s largest elephant herd, many of whom migrated from Botswana in the dry season. It was also noted for the large herds of buffalo and some of the last remaining Sable antelopes. Over fifty species of game inhabited the park.
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Flora & Fauna
- African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer)
- African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus)
- African Lion (Pathera leo)
- Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis)
- Antelope
- Baboon (Papio ursinus)
- Burchells Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
- Duiker
- Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
- Roan Antelope (Ozanna equina equina)
- Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum)
- Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)
References
- Guide to Rhodesia (1975)
- Wikipedia: Hwange National Park
