Liparamba Game Reserve

Coordinates: 11°27′0″S 35°12′0″E / 11.45000°S 35.20000°E / -11.45000; 35.20000
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Liparamba Game Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A map showing the location of Liparamba Game Reserve in Tanzania
A map showing the location of Liparamba Game Reserve in Tanzania
A map showing the location of Liparamba Game Reserve in Tanzania
LocationMbinga, Songea & Nyasa Districts of Ruvuma Region,
 Tanzania
Nearest citySongea
Coordinates11°27′0″S 35°12′0″E / 11.45000°S 35.20000°E / -11.45000; 35.20000
Area571 km2 (220 sq mi)
DesignationGame Reserve
Established2006
Named forKlipspringer in Kimatengo
Governing bodyTanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
WebsiteOfficial Page

The Liparamba Game Reserve (Hifadhi ya Akiba ya Liparamba, In Swahili) is a protected area located in Mbinga District, Songea & Nyasa District Districts of Ruvuma Region of Tanzania that covers an area of 571 km2 (220 sq mi). The Liparamba Game Reserve was established by Government Notice Number 289 of the year 2000. Following designation, Mbinga District Council managed it until 2006, when Director of Wildlife at Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) took over its management.[1] [2]

Etymology

The Klipspringer antelope is referred to in the Matengo language as Liparamba.[3]

Attractions

colobus monkeys and African otters.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (2023). "Liparamba Game Reserve". TAWA.
  2. ^ Kimario, Fidelcastor F., et al. “THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVANCIES: EVIDENCE FROM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS IN TANZANIA.” Erdkunde, vol. 74, no. 2, 2020, pp. 117–42. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26976213. Accessed 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (2023). "Liparamba Game Reserve". TAWA.
  4. ^ Kija, Hamza K., et al. "Conservation Planning and Viability in the Selous-Niassa Trans Frontier Con-servation Area, Southern Tanzania: A safe corridor for people and Wildlife."
  5. ^ Mgomo, W., and J. Reed-Smith. "An Assessment of Human Attitudes towards Otters in Mbinga District, Tanzania." IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull 37.2 (2020): 81-97.
  6. ^ Wild Safari guide (2023). "Liparamba Game Reserve". Wild Safri Guide.
  7. ^ Akpona, Hugues, Jan Reed-Smith, and Grace Yoxon. "Capacity building to conserve African otters." Oryx 50.1 (2016): 15-16.