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Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia. This is a list of national parks in Africa.The nature of the parks varies considerably not only between countries but also within some nations - the degree of protection, accessibility and type of environment for which it is intended to deliver protection.
The site consists of six national parks and protects the island's unique biodiversity, which has evolved in isolation for 60 million years. [155] The park was deemed to be in danger in 2010, when logging and hunting activities continued to escalate, despite a ban by Madagascar on exporting illegal timber. [156]
It is one of the best-known national parks in Africa for walking safaris. Founded as a game reserve in 1938, it became a national park in 1972 and now covers 9,050 km 2 (3,490 sq mi). [1] The Park is unfenced and bordered to the west by a steep escarpment and to the east by the Luangwa River.
Kruger National Park (Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a South African national park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa.It covers an area of 19,623 km 2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km (220 mi) from north to south and 65 km (40 mi) from east to west.
Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Lake Turkana National Parks , Namib Sand Sea , Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve , Vredefort Dome (South Africa), Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains (South Africa), Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania), Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe) Tassili n'Ajjer
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Masai Giraffe in Nairobi National Park, 2020. The national park system of Kenya is maintained by the Kenya Wildlife Service.There are two main types of terrestrial protected areas in Kenya: national parks, and national reserves; there are also marine parks and marine reserves.
South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 19 parks consisting of 3,751,113 hectares (37,511.13 km 2 ), [ 3 ] over 3% of the total area of South Africa.