Niassa Reserve

Niassa Reserve
Lake Niassa Reserve
Location in Mozambique
Location	Mozambique
Nearest city	Mecula, Cobue
Coordinates	12°08′35″S 37°40′08″E / 12.14306°S 37.66889°E / -12.14306; 37.66889
Area	42,000 km²
Established	1954

Niassa Reserve is a nature reserve in Cabo Delgado Province and Niassa Province, Mozambique. Covering over 42,000 square kilometres (10,000,000 acres), it is the largest protected area in the country. The reserve is part of the Trans-Frontier Conservation Area and links to the Tanzanian Lukwika-Lumesule Game Reserve.^[1] It will connect to the Lake Niassa Reserve when it is completed.^[2]^{[failed verification]}

History

Founded in 1954 while Mozambique was still Portuguese East Africa, Niassa did not receive effective protection until the end of the Mozambican Civil War with the signing of the Rome General Peace Accords. Since then, the Mozambican government has set up management systems in order to protect the ecology of northern Mozambique.

The relative isolation and lack of development that protects the park also hurts its potential for tourism. Mozambican officials admit constraints to development of the park's appeal include "remoteness and difficult access ... lack of any established tourism infrastructure and the logistical hardship associated with starting an enterprise under these conditions."^[3]

Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit.^[4]

Borders

The northern border is formed by the Rovuma River, which also forms the border with Tanzania. Niassa Reserve is twice the size of Kruger National Park and comparable to the total area of Wales, Denmark or Massachusetts.^[5]

Ecosystem

Niassa is part of the Eastern miombo woodlands, which also encompasses parts of Tanzania and Malawi. The reserve is one of the largest miombo woodland preserves in the world, with miombo forest covering half of the preserve. The remainder is mostly open savannah, with some wetlands and isolated patches of forest. 95% of the preserve's biomass is vegetation, which includes 21 types of plant matter and 191 species of trees and shrubs.^[5]

Niassa Preserve boasts an African wild dog population of over 350, significant for an endangered mammal with a global population estimated at 8000. The park boasts a sable antelope population of over 12000, an elephant population of 16000, over 400 bird species, and large populations of Cape buffalo, impala, wildebeest, zebra and leopards. The area has three endemic species - the Niassa wildebeest, Boehm's zebra, and Johnston's Impala.^[5]

The reserve is home to Mecula Mountain, located at the center of the park with a height of 1,441 metres (4,728 ft).^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Other Game Reserves". Tanzania Tourist Board. Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
^ "Establishment of Lake Niassa Reserve". World Wildlife Fund. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
^ "Northern Mozambique becomes "charter" destination". afrol News. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
^ IUCN Cat Specialist Group (2006). Conservation Strategy for the Lion Panthera leo in Eastern and Southern Africa. IUCN, Pretoria, South Africa.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Niassa Reserve". Zambezi Safari and Travel Company. Retrieved 2009-12-31.

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