West Lunga National Park

Size and Landscape

This park covers an area of 1,684 km2 in Mwinilunga District. The park is bordered by the two major rivers namely West Lunga to the west and Kabompo to the east and south. It was declared a National Park in 1972.

The main feature of interest is the Cryptosepalum Pseudotaxus forest, which is characterized by dense thickets of shrubs, climbers, scramblers and saplings. A large area of this dry evergreen forest type occurs in the park. The other vegetation types found in the park are chipya and the miombo.

Habitat and animal population

Among the large mammals found are elephant, bush pig, warthog, blue and yellow backed duikers, zebra, hartebeest, oribi, puku, eland, impala, waterbuck, baboon, velvet monkey, klipspringer and sitatunga are common. Blue monkey is found along the two major rivers. Hippopotamus is found in the two rivers as well. Birdlife is very varied but includes the red-throated crested guinea fowl.
 

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