Liwonde National Park | |
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Location of Liwonde National Park within Malawi | |
Location | Malawi |
Coordinates | 14°50′S 35°20′E / 14.833°S 35.333°E |
Area | 548 km2 (212 sq mi) |
Established | 1973 |
Liwonde National Park, also known as Liwonde Wildlife Reserve,[1] is a national park in southern Malawi, near the Mozambique border. The park was established in 1973, and has been managed by the nonprofit conservation organization African Parks since August 2015. African Parks built an electric fence around the perimeter of the park to help mitigate human-wildlife conflict.[2] In early 2018, the adjacent Mangochi Forest Reserve was also brought under African Parks' management, almost doubling the size of the protected area.