Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit.[2]
The reserve is composed of hills mixed with patches of forest along the streams and the Mpera River valley, which provides water in the dry season and becomes the best game viewing areas from July to November. It covers a large part of Central and West Tanzania and primarily covered with miombo woodlands giving access to excellent thicket is a unique vegetation type found only in two places in Africa. The predominant wildlife species in Rungwa Game Reserve are: lion, leopard, African buffalo, eland, sable, greater kudu, grysbok, klipspringer, oribi, hartebeest, liechtenstein, impala, zebra, hippopotamus, crocodile and bush pig.
The temperatures at this reserve are mild with very low humidity. The annual rainfall ranges from 750 mm (30 in) in the east to 1,300 mm (51 in) in the western part of the game reserve.
ReferencesEdit
^ abWorld Database on Protected Areas (2020). "Rungwa Game Reserve". Protected Planet.
^IUCN Cat Specialist Group (2006). Conservation Strategy for the Lion Panthera leo in Eastern and Southern Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: IUCN.
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rungwa, game, reserve, protected, area, tanzania, that, covers, area, established, 1951, situated, itigi, district, singida, region, iucn, category, habitat, species, management, area, locationitigi, singida, tanzanianearest, citymbeyacoordinates7, area9, esta. The Rungwa Game Reserve is a protected area in Tanzania that covers an area of 9 000 km2 3 500 sq mi It was established in 1951 1 It is situated in Itigi District Singida Region Rungwa Game ReserveIUCN category IV habitat species management area LocationItigi Singida TanzaniaNearest cityMbeyaCoordinates7 11 53 S 33 57 47 E 7 198 S 33 963 E 7 198 33 963 1 Area9 000 km2 3 500 sq mi Established1951AdministratorTanzania National ParksWebsitewww wbr rungwa wbr comSince 2005 the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit 2 The reserve is composed of hills mixed with patches of forest along the streams and the Mpera River valley which provides water in the dry season and becomes the best game viewing areas from July to November It covers a large part of Central and West Tanzania and primarily covered with miombo woodlands giving access to excellent thicket is a unique vegetation type found only in two places in Africa The predominant wildlife species in Rungwa Game Reserve are lion leopard African buffalo eland sable greater kudu grysbok klipspringer oribi hartebeest liechtenstein impala zebra hippopotamus crocodile and bush pig The temperatures at this reserve are mild with very low humidity The annual rainfall ranges from 750 mm 30 in in the east to 1 300 mm 51 in in the western part of the game reserve References Edit a b World Database on Protected Areas 2020 Rungwa Game Reserve Protected Planet IUCN Cat Specialist Group 2006 Conservation Strategy for the LionPanthera leoin Eastern and Southern Africa Pretoria South Africa IUCN nbsp This Singida Region location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Africa protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rungwa Game Reserve amp oldid 1161188698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
