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The Kafue Flats include two [[national parks]] ([[IUCN]] Category II [[protected area]]s), the [[Lochinvar National Park|Lochinvar]] and [[Blue Lagoon National Park]]s. Both parks were established in the 1970s on land formerly used for cattle ranching. The 428 sq km Lochinvar National Park, famous for large numbers of [[Kafue lechwe]], sits south of the Kafue river and is accessible from the [[Lusaka]]-[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] road at [[Monze]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lochinvar National Park|url=http://www.zambiatourism.com/destinations/national-parks/lochinvar-national-park|website=http://www.zambiatourism.com|publisher=Zambia Tourism|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> Lochinvar National Park has one of the highest numbers of vulnerable wattled crane in Africa.<ref name=ramsar_info>{{Cite report |author=Zambia Wildlife Authority |date=2006 |title=Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands - Fafue Flats |url=http://sites.wetlands.org/reports/ris/1ZM001RIS_2007.pdf |publisher= Ramsar }}</ref> | The Kafue Flats include two [[national parks]] ([[IUCN]] Category II [[protected area]]s), the [[Lochinvar National Park|Lochinvar]] and [[Blue Lagoon National Park]]s. Both parks were established in the 1970s on land formerly used for cattle ranching. The 428 sq km Lochinvar National Park, famous for large numbers of [[Kafue lechwe]], sits south of the Kafue river and is accessible from the [[Lusaka]]-[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] road at [[Monze]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lochinvar National Park|url=http://www.zambiatourism.com/destinations/national-parks/lochinvar-national-park|website=http://www.zambiatourism.com|publisher=Zambia Tourism|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> Lochinvar National Park has one of the highest numbers of vulnerable wattled crane in Africa.<ref name=ramsar_info>{{Cite report |author=Zambia Wildlife Authority |date=2006 |title=Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands - Fafue Flats |url=http://sites.wetlands.org/reports/ris/1ZM001RIS_2007.pdf |publisher= Ramsar }}</ref> | ||
