Selous Game reserve - wikipedia Selous Game reserve Selous Game Reserve IUCN category IV ( habitat / species management area ) Elephants in the Selous Game Reserve Location Tanzania Coordinates 9 ° 0 ′ S 37 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.000 ° S 37.400 ° E ﻿ / - 9.000 ; 37.400 Coordinates : 9 ° 0 ′ S 37 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.000 ° S 37.400 ° E ﻿ / - 9.000 ; 37.400 Area 54,600 km ( 21,100 sq mi ) Established 1922 UNESCO World Heritage Site Type Natural Criteria ix, x Designated 1982 ( 6th session ), modified 2012, endangered as of 2014 Reference no. 199bis State Party Tanzania Region Africa The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest faunal reserves of the world, located in the south of Tanzania. It was named after Englishman Sir Frederick Selous, a famous big game hunter and early conservationist, who died at Beho Beho in this territory in 1917 while fighting against the Germans during World War I. Scottish explorer and cartographer Keith Johnston had died at Beho Beho in 1879 while leading a Royal Geographical Society expedition to the Great Lakes of Africa with Joseph Thomson. The Selous Game Reserve was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its wildlife and undisturbed nature. The reserve covers a total area of 50,000 km ( 19,000 sq mi ) and has additional buffer zones. Within the reserve no permanent human habitation or permanent structures are permitted. All ( human ) entry and exit is carefully controlled by the Wildlife Division of the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. Some of the typical animals of the miombo ( for example African bush elephants, black rhinos, hippopotamus, lions, East African wild dogs, Cape buffaloes, Masai giraffes, Plains zebras, and crocodiles ) can be found in this park in larger numbers than in any other African game reserve or national park. Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Gallery 4 Literature 5 References 6 External links 7 External links History The area was first designated a protected area in 1896 by the German Governor of Tanganyika Hermann von Wissmann, and became a hunting reserve in 1905. Description Location within Tanzania Most of the reserve remains set aside for game hunting through a number of privately leased hunting concessions, but a section of the northern park along the Rufiji River has been designated a photographic zone and is a popular tourist destination. There are several high end lodges and camps mainly situated along the river and lake systems in this area. Rather difficult road access means most visitors arrive by small aircraft from Dar es Salaam, though train access is also possible. Interesting places in the park include the Rufiji River, which flows into the Indian Ocean opposite Mafia Island and the Stiegler Gorge, a canyon of 100 metres depth and 100 metres width. Habitats include grassland, typical Acacia savanna, wetlands and extensive Miombo woodlands. Although total wildlife populations are high, the reserve is large and densities of animals are lower than in the more regularly visited northern tourist circuit of Tanzania. Walking safaris are permitted in the Selous, and boat trips on the Rufiji are a popular activity. A boundary change to allow the use of uranium deposits has been approved. The approval for the boundary change was given by the UNESCO and seriously criticized by environmentalists and organizations e.g., Uranium - Network and Rainforest Rescue. In 1976, the Selous Game Reserve contained about 109,000 elephants, then the largest in the world. By 2013, the numbers had dropped to about 13,000 - including a 66 % drop from 2009 to 2013. Sources blame corrupt politicians, officials and businessmen who help poachers. Gallery Aerial photo of the reserve Giraffes and gnu at Selous Elephants Animals of Selous Bee eater Selous Tourists watching lions in Selous Lake Literature Peter Matthiessen and Hugo van Lawick ( Photography ) : Sand Rivers. Aurum Press, London 1981, ISBN 0 - 906053 - 22 - 6. References Jump up ^ `` Selous Game Reserve '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 18 January 2011. Jump up ^ Baldus, Rolf D. ( 2009 ). Wild Heart of Africa. The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Johannesburg : Rowland Ward Publications. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9802626 - 7 - 4. Jump up ^ http://thecitizen.co.tz/magazines/37-tanzania-top-news-story/23732-dar-wins-uranium-battle.html Jump up ^ http://www.uranium-network.org/index.php/africalink/tanzania/253-press-release-re-world-heritage-comittee-decision-on-selous-game-reserve-boundary-changes Jump up ^ https://rainforest-rescue.org/mailalert/883/unesco-sacrifices-wildlife-preserve-for-uranium-mine ^ Jump up to : Vera, Varun and Ewing, Thomas ( April 2014 ) Ivory 's Curse Born Free USA and C4ADS, Retrieved 16 May 2014 ^ Jump up to : Schiffman, Richard ( 17 May 2014 ) `` Ivory feeds Africa 's wars '' The New Scientist, Volume 222, No 2969, page 10, also available on the Internet ( 1 ) but may need a subscription Jump up ^ Fletcher, Martin ( 16 May 2014 ) Haul of shame The Daily Mail, Retrieved 16 May 2014 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Selous Game Reserve. African World Heritage Sites - Selous Selous Game Reserve Tanzania Multipark Excursions WCMC Selous Game Reserve Site Official UNESCO website entry Map of Selous Game Reserve Wild Heart of Africa - The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, edited by Rolf Baldus http://www.wildlife-baldus.com/selous_game.html World Heritage Sites in Tanzania Kilimanjaro National Park Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings Ngorongoro Conservation Area Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara Selous Game Reserve Serengeti National Park Stone Town of Zanzibar National Parks of Tanzania National Parks Arusha Gombe Stream Jozani Chwaka Bay Katavi Kilimanjaro Kitulo Lake Manyara Mahale Mountains Mikumi Mkomazi Ruaha Rubondo Island Saadani Saanane Island Serengeti Tarangire Udzungwa Mountains Reserves Amani Biharamulo Grumeti Mpanga - Kipengere Ngorongoro Selous Uwanda Marine Parks and Reserves Dar es Salaam : Bongoyo Mbudya Pangavini Fungu Yasini Mafia Island Maziwe Island Mnazi Bay - Ruvuma Estuary Organizations Tanzania National Parks Authority ( TANAPA ) Marine Parks and Reserves Unit ( MPRU ) Tanzania Wildlife Division Ngorongoro Conservation Authority External links Selous Game Reserve Information in the United Nations Environment Programme GND : 4355939 - 6 VIAF : 223156773 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Selous_Game_Reserve&oldid=843165920 '' Categories : IUCN Category IV World Heritage Sites in Tanzania Protected areas of Tanzania Nature reserves in Tanzania Protected areas established in 1922 Geography of Lindi Region Tourist attractions in the Lindi Region Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from May 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2014 All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikivoyage Asturianu Български Català Cebuano Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Kiswahili Lietuvių Magyar മലയാളം Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt Winaray 粵語 中文 28 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 09 : 44. 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Question: what was the name of the game reserve in tanzania
Answer: The Selous Game Reserve