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The Linyanti Reserve consists of 125,000 hectares of prime
wilderness. The reserve is bordered to the north by the
Linyanti River and to the east by the Chobe National Park.
Two thirds of the Savuti Channel is situated within this reserve.
The region has all the habitat diversity to make it a haven
for wildlife. There are excellent grasslands and waterholes
along the Savuti Channel and along the Linyanti. Inland,
there are acacia and mopane forests, which sustain large
numbers of Elephants in the winter months. The Savuti area
is famous for its Lions, which have been documented in
National Geographic films.
The reserve is host to a tremendous variety of bird and
wildlife species. Elephant are one of the area’s biggest
attractions, especially in the dry winter months,
along with the Red Lechwe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Impala,
Waterbuck, Sable, Roan, Eland, Giraffe, Baboon, Monkey,
Warthog, Crocodile and Buffalo. Then there are the predators
including Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and Hyaena.
Other nocturnal animals include Bushbabies, Spring Hare,
Aardwolf, Serval, Genet, Pangolin and the smaller predators.
The birding in the Linyanti is very special with the
Okavango “specials”, such as Slaty Egret, Whiterumped
Babblers and Wattled Cranes, to the bushveld species
being seen in the region.
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