Liparamba Game Reserve

Liparamba Game Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A map showing the location of Liparamba Game Reserve in Tanzania
Location	Mbinga, Songea & Nyasa Districts of Ruvuma Region,  Tanzania
Nearest city	Songea
Coordinates	11°27′0″S 35°12′0″E
Area	571 km^2 (220 sq mi)
Designation	Game Reserve
Established	2006
Named for	Klipspringer in Kimatengo
Governing body	Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Website	Official Page

The Liparamba Game Reserve (Hifadhi ya Akiba ya Liparamba, In Swahili) is a protected area located in Mbinga District, Songea & Nyasa District Districts of Ruvuma Region of Tanzania that covers an area of 571 km² (220 sq mi). The Liparamba Game Reserve was established by Government Notice Number 289 of the year 2000. Following designation, Mbinga District Council managed it until 2006, when Director of Wildlife at Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) took over its management.^[1][2]

Etymology

The Klipspringer antelope is referred to in the Matengo language as Liparamba.^[3]

Attractions

Elephant herds traveling from the Selous Game Reserve in Northern Ruvuma Region to the Niassa Reserve in Mozambique use the large Ruvuma River as a route through the Liparamba Game Reserve.^[4] The main attraction of the region is seeing the large elephant herds, and the Ruvuma riverbanks offer prime viewing of this wildlife display.^[5] The Ruvuma River is encircled by primarily swampy landscapes, riparian forests, and Miombo woodlands, which serve as an ideal natural home for hippo, basks of crocodiles, zebra, lions, leopards, wild cats, colobus monkeys and African otters.^[6][7]

References

1. Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (2023). "Liparamba Game Reserve". TAWA.
2. Kimario, Fidelcastor F.; Botha, Nina; Kisingo, Alex; Job, Hubert (2020). "Theory and Practice of Conservancies: Evidence from Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania". Erdkunde. 74 (2): 117–142. ISSN 0014-0015.
3. Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (2023). "Liparamba Game Reserve". TAWA.
4. Kija, Hamza K., et al. "Conservation Planning and Viability in the Selous-Niassa Trans Frontier Conservation Area, Southern Tanzania: A safe corridor for people and Wildlife."
5. Mgomo, W., and J. Reed-Smith. "An Assessment of Human Attitudes towards Otters in Mbinga District, Tanzania." IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull 37.2 (2020): 81-97.
6. Wild Safari guide (2023). "Liparamba Game Reserve". Wild Safri Guide.
7. Akpona, Hugues, Jan Reed-Smith, and Grace Yoxon. "Capacity building to conserve African otters." Oryx 50.1 (2016): 15-16.