Moremi Wildlife Reserve

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The Moremi Wildlife Reserve is located in the northeastern part of the Okavango Swamp in Botswana. This reserve covers approximately 1,463 square miles (3,788 square km).1

The Moremi Wildlife Reserve is home to a rich diversity of wildlife, including lions, cheetahs, buffalo, wildebeests, hippopotamuses, zebras, and wild dogs. It also supports a variety of bird species such as storks, ibis, herons, egrets, cranes, and weaver birds, as well as ducks, geese, and quail. Various fish species, including bream, pike, barbels, and tiger fish, inhabit the waters of the reserve. The Okavango Swamp itself is part of the Okavango River system, which flows from Angola through Botswana and terminates in this immense inland delta.1

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The Moremi Wildlife Reserve covers 1,463 sq miles (3,788 sq km) of the northeastern corner of the Okavango Swamp. Its teeming wildlife includes lions, cheetahs, buffalo, wildebeests, hippopotamuses, zebras, wild dogs, crocodiles, and other species. Birds include storks, ibis, herons, egrets, cranes, and weaver birds. There…
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The Moremi Wildlife Reserve covers 1,463 sq miles (3,788 sq km) of the northeastern corner of the Okavango Swamp. Its teeming wildlife includes lions, cheetahs, buffalo, wildebeests, hippopotamuses, zebras, wild dogs, crocodiles, and other species. Birds include storks, ibis, herons, egrets, cranes, and weaver birds. There…
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