Sioma Ngwezi National Park

Size and Landscape

Sioma is the third largest National Park in Zambia covering an area of 5, 276 km2 and is situated in the Western Province of Zambia. It was declared as a National Park in 1972. This was also one of the game reserves belonging to the King Litunga just like the Liuwa National Park.

The sandveld of the Sioma Ngwezi National Park supports good stands of teak forests. There are also areas of mopane woodland and patches of teak mixed with mopane.

Habitat and animal population

Mammals recorded to have existed in this Park are giraffe, elephant, buffalo, kudu, tsessebe, roan and sable antelopes, reedbuck, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, baboon and velvet monkey. Presently, a few sighting of elephants outside the park near the Zambezi River.

Few ducks are seen on some small pools during the rain season. Other birds include the chestnut – vented warbler, greater kestrel, bradfield’s hornbill, birchell’s starling, marico sunbird, black-cheeked waxbill and acacia pied barbet. Ostrich occurred in this park but its now extinct.

 

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