Wuparo Conservancy

Wuparo Conservancy

Wuparo means "life" in the local language, Siyeyi. Wuparo conservancy was registered in 1999 and covers only 148 km2. There are 1,076 people in the conservancy which is situated in north east Namibia’s Zambezi region at the south of the Zambezi (formerly Caprivi) triangle.

Wuparo borders the Nkasa Rupara National Park to the south, which is adjacent to Botswana. Mudumu National Park is to the north and wildlife crosses the conservancy between the parks. It includes: lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, roan, tsessebe, sitatunga, kudu, duiker, reedbuck, blue wildebeest, warthog. About 30 waterbuck were translocated into the conservancy in 2013 and this species is now abundant. Red lechwe was near threatened in the area due to previous unsustainable hunting, but since the formation of the conservancy the numbers are increasing.

Situated on waters from the Linyanti River, the landscape was originally a floodplain, but is now a mosaic of woodland and grassland. Livestock and crop farming are the main livelihood activities in the area.

Income is derived from conservation hunting and tourism. There is a community campsite called Rupara, and the conservancy has two joint venture agreements, one with Nkasa Lupala Tented Lodge and a second with Jackalberry Tented Camp. The current benefits to the community from the conservancy include the provision of electricity, water points and kindergartens.

» Find out more about Namibia's game counts which include Wuparo Conservancy.

Wuparo

Wuparo
Conservancy has a Joint Venture enterprise with
Nkasa Lupala Tented Lodge (Recording wildlife and making reward payments)
Jackalberry Tented Camp (Recording wildlife but not making reward payments)

Wildlife sightings by participating lodges

All: Oct 2011 to Dec 2019

Sightings have been submitted for 70 months

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2019

Sightings were submitted for 12 months in 2019

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2018

Sightings were submitted for 10 months in 2018

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2017

Sightings were submitted for 9 months in 2017

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2016

Sightings were submitted for 11 months in 2016

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2015

Sightings were submitted for 8 months in 2015

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2014

Sightings were submitted for 5 months in 2014

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2013

Sightings were submitted for 2 months in 2013

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2012

Sightings were submitted for 10 months in 2012

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.

2011

Sightings were submitted for 3 months in 2011

The sighting index represents the number of times a species was observed out of all the game drives and boat trips recorded. For example, if elephants were recorded on 4 out of 8 game drives in January the sighting index for that month would be 50%.