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'''West Lunga National Park''' is a remote wildlife haven in dense forest in the [[North-Western Province, Zambia|North-Western Province]] of [[Zambi ...ow densely with a closed canopy. The ecoregion forms the largest evergreen forest in Africa outside of the equatorial zone. Although the rainfall in the area

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...t in Zambia but has recently been reintroduced in a pilot area). [[African elephant]]s are sometimes seen in the park when they cross the river in the dry seas ...n]]s within the soon to be expanded Dambwa Forest section of the park.<ref>African Impact, 2009</ref>

...ly seen particularly along the Kafue River and around Lake Itezhi-tezhi. [[African leopard|Leopard]]s remain very common throughout the main forested areas of ...rk. Patches of ''[[Baikiaea]]'' (teak) and ''[[Cryptosepalum]]'' evergreen forest occur in the south and west.

...kiaea woodland savanna, with grasslands (mainly Flood plain) and evergreen forest also present. The chief determinant of the distribution of ecoregions and w ...Southwest African lion|lion]] are found almost exclusively in parks, the [[African buffalo]] is found in or close to parks. Of the other large animals, only t

...imes but is rare now, as a result of centuries of frequent fires. All both forest types are at risk from frequent wildfires as the tree species they support ...ea. Several of the plains like Chikufwe are home to [[common reedbuck]], [[African buffalo|buffalo]], [[sable antelope]] and [[Lichtenstein's hartebeest]], wh

====Order: [[Macroscelidea]] (elephant shrews)==== Often called sengisi, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa. Their common Englis

'''Wilbur Addison Smith''' (born 9 January 1933<ref name="age"/>) is a South African novelist specialising in historical fiction about the international involve ...me a full-time writer, and he developed three long chronicles of the South African experience which all became [[best-seller]]s. He still acknowledges his pub

...opical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands|scrubland savannah]]. Riverine forest with palm trees lines the banks and islands above the falls. The most notab ...ns large populations of [[hippopotamus]] and [[crocodile]]. [[African bush elephant]]s cross the river in the dry season at particular crossing points.<ref nam

...gust 2015}}</ref> The area around the source is a [[national monument]], [[forest reserve]] and [[Important Bird Area]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ZM002 Source of ...ergreen [[Ecoregions of Zambia#Cryptosepalum dry forests|Cryptosepalum dry forest]], though on its western side, [[Ecoregions of Zambia#Western Zambezian gra

...of China's support for [[African independence movements|newly independent African countries]] gave rise to TAZARA's designation as the "Great Uhuru Railway", ...in the world and passengers can often see wildlife such as [[giraffe]], [[elephant]], [[zebra]], [[antelope]] and [[warthog]], which have become accustomed to