Majete Wildlife Reserve

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Majete Wildlife Reserve is a restored protected area in southern Malawi renowned for its successful wildlife reintroduction programs and status as a Big Five game reserve.

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instanceOf national park-level protected area
protected area
wildlife reserve
area about 70,000 hectares
about 700 square kilometres
coManagedBy African Parks NERFINISHED
coManagementAgreementSigned 2003
conservationModel public–private partnership
conservationSuccess recovered from near local extinction of large mammals by early 2000s
continent Africa
country Malawi NERFINISHED
distanceFromBlantyre about 70 km
ecosystemType miombo woodland
riverine forest
savanna
established 1955
governingBody Department of National Parks and Wildlife of Malawi NERFINISHED
hasFacility camping sites
lodge accommodation
visitor centre
hasRiver Mkulumadzi (Shire tributary) NERFINISHED
Mkulumadzi River NERFINISHED
Shire River NERFINISHED
hasSpeciesReintroduced African elephant
black rhinoceros
buffalo
cheetah
giraffe
leopard
lion
various antelope species
white rhinoceros
zebra
hasWildlife African elephant
buffalo
crocodile
hippopotamus
kudu
leopard
lion
rhinoceros
sable antelope
various bird species
warthog
waterbuck
knownFor Big Five game viewing
successful restoration from depleted reserve
wildlife reintroduction programs
locatedIn Chikwawa District NERFINISHED
Lower Shire Valley NERFINISHED
southern Malawi
managementGoal biodiversity conservation
community development through tourism revenue sharing
nearestCity Blantyre NERFINISHED
status Big Five reserve
tourismActivity birdwatching
boat safaris
game drives
guided walks

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Shire River locatedInProtectedArea Majete Wildlife Reserve