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'''Operation Noah''' was a wildlife rescue operation on the [[Zambezi River]], (then in Rhodesia, now the border between [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe) lasting from 1958 to 1964. In the late 1950s, North and South Rhodesia (present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe) constructed the [[Kariba Dam]] hydroelectric power station across the [[Zambezi River]], at the [[Kariba Gorge]], about 400 km from Victoria Falls. The Kariba Dam mostly provided electric power to both countries, created [[Lake Kariba]], the world's largest man-made lake, and flooded the Kariba Gorge - home to thousands of native animals and the local [[Tonga people]]. In a wildlife rescue operation lasting 5 years, over 6000 animals were rescued and relocated to the mainland.<ref>[http://operationnoah.blogspot.com Operation Noah<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Earth From Space: Lake Kariba, Zambia-Zimbabwe Border |date = 5 August 2005 |url=http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Earth_From_Space_Lake_Kariba__ZambiaZimbabwe_Border.html |publisher=European Space Agency |work=Space Daily |archivedate=2005 |archiveurl = http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA135121949&v=2.1&u=wikipedia&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=b9279ee667cabfde2cecef2b92ac7286 }}{{subscription required|via=General OneFile}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=''Operation Noah'' Rescues Animals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/embed_clipping/?id=4729882&w=394&h=394 |via = Newspapers.com|work=Terre Haute Tribune-Star |date=14 July 1963 |last=Porter |first=Adrian}}</ref> | '''Operation Noah''' was a wildlife rescue operation on the [[Zambezi River]], (then in Rhodesia, now the border between [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe) lasting from 1958 to 1964. In the late 1950s, North and South Rhodesia (present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe) constructed the [[Kariba Dam]] hydroelectric power station across the [[Zambezi River]], at the [[Kariba Gorge]], about 400 km from Victoria Falls. The Kariba Dam mostly provided electric power to both countries, created [[Lake Kariba]], the world's largest man-made lake, and flooded the Kariba Gorge - home to thousands of native animals and the local [[Tonga people]]. In a wildlife rescue operation lasting 5 years, over 6000 animals were rescued and relocated to the mainland.<ref>[http://operationnoah.blogspot.com Operation Noah<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Earth From Space: Lake Kariba, Zambia-Zimbabwe Border |date = 5 August 2005 |url=http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Earth_From_Space_Lake_Kariba__ZambiaZimbabwe_Border.html |publisher=European Space Agency |work=Space Daily |archivedate=2005 |archiveurl = http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA135121949&v=2.1&u=wikipedia&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=b9279ee667cabfde2cecef2b92ac7286 }}{{subscription required|via=General OneFile}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=''Operation Noah'' Rescues Animals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/embed_clipping/?id=4729882&w=394&h=394 |via = Newspapers.com|work=Terre Haute Tribune-Star |date=14 July 1963 |last=Porter |first=Adrian}}</ref> | ||
The operation was led by Rupert Fothergill. Wildlife was moved from the rising waters and largely relocated to Matusadona National Park and around [[Lake Kariba]].<ref>[http://www.zambezi.com/location/lake_kariba Lake Kariba]</ref> Over 6,000 animals (elephants, antelopes, rhinos, lions, leopards, zebras, warthogs, birds and snakes) were rescued.<ref>[http://www.africansafarisguide.com/zimbabwe/lake-kariba-safari.html African Safaris Guide]</ref> | The operation was led by Rupert Fothergill. Wildlife was moved from the rising waters and largely relocated to Matusadona National Park and around [[Lake Kariba]].<ref>[http://www.zambezi.com/location/lake_kariba Lake Kariba]</ref> Over 6,000 animals (elephants, antelopes, rhinos, lions, leopards, zebras, warthogs, birds and snakes) were rescued.<ref>[http://www.africansafarisguide.com/zimbabwe/lake-kariba-safari.html African Safaris Guide]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 15 July 2016
Operation Noah was a wildlife rescue operation on the Zambezi River, (then in Rhodesia, now the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe) lasting from 1958 to 1964. In the late 1950s, North and South Rhodesia (present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe) constructed the Kariba Dam hydroelectric power station across the Zambezi River, at the Kariba Gorge, about 400 km from Victoria Falls. The Kariba Dam mostly provided electric power to both countries, created Lake Kariba, the world's largest man-made lake, and flooded the Kariba Gorge - home to thousands of native animals and the local Tonga people. In a wildlife rescue operation lasting 5 years, over 6000 animals were rescued and relocated to the mainland.[1][2][3]
The operation was led by Rupert Fothergill. Wildlife was moved from the rising waters and largely relocated to Matusadona National Park and around Lake Kariba.[4] Over 6,000 animals (elephants, antelopes, rhinos, lions, leopards, zebras, warthogs, birds and snakes) were rescued.[5]
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- ↑ Operation Noah
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- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lake Kariba
- ↑ African Safaris Guide
