Moremi Wildlife Reserve

A beautiful wildlife preservation area

Moremi Wildlife Reserve is the official wildlife preservation area located within the Okavango Delta. Its habitats range from mopane woodland and thorn scrub to dry savannah, riparian woodland, grassland, flood plain, marsh and permanent waterways, lagoons and islands.

Like much of the Delta, the region is home to an extraordinary variety of dry and wetland animals and is a wonderful place to explore. Chief's Island and the Moremi Tongue, which incorporates Mboma Island are the main areas of dry land in this wetland reserve.

 

Mopane woodland and prolific game

The reserve is well known for the height of the trees in the Mopane Tongue, which covers the central area - and for its prolific birdlife, which ranges from beautiful water birds to more elusive forest species. Elephants can be found in abundance here, especially during the dry season.

Other species include buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal and many different kinds of antelope. Moremi also boasts a strong wild dog population - a project to support them has been running here since 1989 so many of the dogs are seen wearing collars placed on them by researchers.

 

With thanks to Michael Poliza and Wilderness Safaris for the strip image. Other images by kind permission of Tracy Clements and Moremi Safaris.