Savute - A Sea of Stripes

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Rare African Wild Dog encounters

Famed for its large lion prides, known for hunting elephant, Savute is a beautiful and rapidly-changing environment. The area relies for its water on the enigmatic Savute Channel, which has been known to mysteriously dry up and then start running again, seemingly unrelated to rainfall.

While the area has been dry and arid for almost 30 years, the channel has recently begun running again, flooding the Savute Marsh and attracting scores of wildlife. Predator interaction in the area has been particularly fascinating as the carnivores adjust to this sudden influx of prey species.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The nearby Linyanti area is especially beautiful

• Gubatsa Hills: volcanic rocks that date back 980 million years

• Sightings of the endangered African wild dog

• The changeable Savute Channel, which has recently turned the area into a lush wildlife paradise