Lukusuzi National Park

Size and Landscape

Lukusuzi National Park is fairly a big park compared to the Luambe. It covers an area of 2,720 km2 and was declared National Park in 1972. This park is situated in Lundazi District and falls under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Region.

Habitat and animal population

The tree cover of the park is predominantly miombo woodland punctuated by dambos on which many of the grazing animals congregate. There are numerous granite outcrops, some of them very large, which provide a habitat for klipspringer.

Mammals found in the park include elephant, hartebeest, roan antelope, sable antelope eland, zebra, warthog, buffalo, common duiker, baboon and velvet monkey. Some of the animals mentioned may not be seen because the park has been affected by both illegal and legal miners.

The Park has high tourism potential as it has very good habitat for wildlife and could save as the animal corridor for animals from the Park to Kasungu National Park in Malawi. It has a huge potential for transboundary conservation. The Park also provides strong linkage between Luambe and South Luangwa National Park.
 

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