Kazuma Pan National Park
| Kazuma Pan National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Location | Zimbabwe |
| Coordinates | 18°22′S 25°42′E / 18.367°S 25.700°ECoordinates: 18°22′S 25°42′E / 18.367°S 25.700°E |
| Area | 77,345 acres (313 km²) |
| Established | 1949 and then 1975 |
Kazuma Pan National Park is situated in Zimbabwe's extreme north-western corner.
The Park lies on the Botswana border a short distance north-west of Hwange National Park. Some 77,345 acres (313 km²) in area, it provides one of Zimbabwe's few areas of plains scenery, with good visibility and sparse but important mammal populations. Kazuma Pan is a haven for birdlife, as well as home to roan antelope, tsessebe, cheetah, rhino, giraffe and many other species.
Much of the park consists of grassland, fringed by mopane and Kalahari sand woodlands. There are a series of seasonally flooded pans in the south-west of the park attracts a wide variety of waterfowl. Kazuma Pan was proclaimed a National Park in 1949, but was deproclaimed in 1964 as no development had taken place. It regained its National Park status under the Parks and Wild Life Act (1975). There is no accommodation within the park but camping is allowed at two undeveloped camp sites, with permission from the Department of National Parks and Wild Life Management.
Notes
This park is considered for inclusion in the 5 Nation Kavango - Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.