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'''Mupa National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Angola]]'s [[Cunene (province)|Cunene province]] and covers an area of 6600 square kilometers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mupa National Park|url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/122019/Suggestions/17679/Mupa-National-Park-What-to-do.htm|access-date=2021-01-01|website=VerAngola|language=en}}</ref> It was proclaimed a national park on 26 December 1964 while Angola was a [[Portuguese West Africa|Portuguese territory]]. |
'''Mupa National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Angola]]'s [[Cunene (province)|Cunene province]] and covers an area of 6600 square kilometers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mupa National Park|url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/122019/Suggestions/17679/Mupa-National-Park-What-to-do.htm|access-date=2021-01-01|website=VerAngola|language=en}}</ref> It was proclaimed a national park on 26 December 1964 while Angola was a [[Portuguese West Africa|Portuguese territory]]. |
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It is significant for its expected wide (though generally unstudied) variety of [[bird|avifauna]]. Many Angolans reside within the park, which, along with [[nomad]]ic [[pastoral]]ists and [[mineral]] prospecting threatens to destroy the park's birdlife. According to one article, "Even though the park was initially proclaimed to protect the [[giraffe]] subspecies, ''[[Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis]]'', by 1974 none were left. Other mammals which occur, include [[Panthera leo melanochaita|lion]], [[African leopard|leopard]], [[Cape wild dog|wild dog]] and [[spotted hyena]]". |
It is significant for its expected wide (though generally unstudied) variety of [[bird|avifauna]]. Many [[Angolans]] reside within the park, which, along with [[nomad]]ic [[pastoral]]ists and [[mineral]] prospecting threatens to destroy the park's birdlife. According to one article, "Even though the park was initially proclaimed to protect the [[giraffe]] subspecies, ''[[Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis]]'', by 1974 none were left. Other mammals which occur, include [[Panthera leo melanochaita|lion]], [[African leopard|leopard]], [[Cape wild dog|wild dog]] and [[spotted hyena]]". |
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About 18,000 people live in the park and are mainly engaged in agriculture and cattle breeding.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mupa National Park|url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/122019/Suggestions/17679/Mupa-National-Park-What-to-do.htm|access-date=2021-01-04|website=VerAngola|language=en}}</ref> |
About 18,000 people live in the [[park]] and are mainly engaged in agriculture and cattle breeding.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mupa National Park|url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/122019/Suggestions/17679/Mupa-National-Park-What-to-do.htm|access-date=2021-01-04|website=VerAngola|language=en}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:02, 22 February 2022
| Mupa National Park | |
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| Location |  Angola |
| Coordinates | 15°55′S 15°35′E / 15.917°S 15.583°E |
| Area | 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
| Established | 1964 |
Mupa National Park is a national park in Angola's Cunene province and covers an area of 6600 square kilometers.[1] It was proclaimed a national park on 26 December 1964 while Angola was a Portuguese territory.
It is significant for its expected wide (though generally unstudied) variety of avifauna. Many Angolans reside within the park, which, along with nomadic pastoralists and mineral prospecting threatens to destroy the park's birdlife. According to one article, "Even though the park was initially proclaimed to protect the giraffe subspecies, Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis, by 1974 none were left. Other mammals which occur, include lion, leopard, wild dog and spotted hyena".
About 18,000 people live in the park and are mainly engaged in agriculture and cattle breeding.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Mupa National Park". VerAngola. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Mupa National Park". VerAngola. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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