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Fishing is a key livelihood for the many residents of the planned Selous-Niassa TCFA.
corridor for elephants in southern Tanzania
and northern Mozambique. The Selous-Niassa
Miombo woodland ecosystem covers 150 000
square kilometres and extends across southern
Tanzania and into neighbouring Mozambique
(Selous-Niassa Corridor Organisation 2010). The
Selous-Niassa Transfrontier Conservation Areas
covers the 47 000 square kilometre Selous Game
Reserve in Tanzania, and the 42 400 square
kilometre Niassa Game Reserve in Mozambique.
The main species found in the TFCA are the
elephant, buffalo, eland, sable antelope,
hippopotamus, Lichtenstein hartebeest,
common waterbuck, bushbuck, common
duiker, southern reedbuck, wildebeest, zebra,
impala, klipspringer, warthog and the bush pig.
Leopards are common in the entire corridor.
Lions are mainly concentrated in the northern
part. Spotted hyena, jackal, civet cat and other
carnivore species are also common. Packs of wild
dogs are observed in all parts of the corridor.
Malawi/ZambiaTrans Frontier ConservationArea
The Malawi/Zambia Trans Frontier Conservation
Area includes the Nyika conservation area,
which is centred around a high undulating
montane grassland plateau above the bushveld
and wetlands of the Vwaza Marsh. The TCFA also
incorporates the Kasungu/Lukusuzi, an area of
importance for biodiversity conservation in the
Central Zambezi Miombo Woodland eco-region.
The Malawi/Zambia TFCA is famous for wild
flowers and orchids, especially during summer.
Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools Trans Frontier
Conservation Area
The planned Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools TFCA
between Zambia and Zimbabwe lies in the
Zambezi Valley, and has long been used by
wildlife as a thoroughfare between the Zambezi
escarpment and the Zambezi River. The two
national conservation areas lying opposite each
other would combine to create a massive wildlife
sanctuary on both sides of the Zambezi River.
Mana Pools in Zimbabwe is aWorld Heritage
Site with over 350 bird species and many
aquatic wildlife species. These pools are remnant
oxbow lakes carved out by the Zambezi River
thousands of years ago as it changed its course.
Hippopotamus, crocodiles and a wide variety
of aquatic birds are found in the pools. Long
Pool, the largest of the four pools, has a large
population of hippopotamuses and crocodiles
and is a favourite watering spot for large herds of
elephants that come out of the thickly vegetated
areas in the south to drink and bath.
Liuwa Plain-Mussuma Trans Frontier
Conservation Area
The Liuwa Plain-Mussuma Trans Frontier
Conservation area between Angola and
Zambia protects the third largest migratory
population of blue wildebeest in Africa. Every
year massive herds of blue wildebeest migrate
from Zambia to Angola and back, traversing
the plains in the thousands and mingling with
zebras on migration.
© Selous Niassa Corridor