The South African giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) population in Zambia is small and isolated, with the largest natural population occurring in Sioma Ngwezi National Park in the country’s southwest.
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation has provided support to a range of giraffe conservation initiatives for over a decade. Efforts are coordinated by local conservation partners and implemented in close collaboration with the Zambian Department of National Parks and Wildlife and private landowners. One key aspect was to obtain a sound understanding of the taxonomic status of giraffe in Mosi-au-Tunya National Park and all surrounding properties.
Guided by a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area initiative (TFCA), the development of the first-ever Regional Giraffe Conservation Strategy was approved by all KAZA Partner States, and guides our program throughout the landscape. This strategy aims to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable management of giraffe within KAZA TFCA.
