Trace the history of Mana Pools National Park, from its designation as a protected area to its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the ongoing battle for its preservation.
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Where the Zambezi Shapes a World Treasure
This series, Mana Pools: A Legacy of Conservation, traces the history, ecology, and survival of one of southern Africa's most extraordinary protected landscapes.
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How Mana Pools Earned Its Protection
Before anyone thought to protect this stretch of the lower Zambezi valley, it was open ground for hunters and settlers who treated its wildlife as an inexhaustible…
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The Dam That Never Drowned Mana
In the early 1980s, Mana Pools came within inches of vanishing beneath a reservoir.
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When Mana Lost Its Rhinos
In 1984, roughly five hundred black rhinos roamed the floodplains and jesse bush of Mana Pools. A decade later, only ten remained.
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Six Years Without Losing an Elephant
For six consecutive years, not a single elephant was poached in Mana Pools — a remarkable achievement in a region where ivory trafficking has devastated herds across…
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Conservation Without Borders at Mana Pools
Mana Pools sits at the heart of not one but two transfrontier conservation areas, making it a linchpin in one of southern Africa's most ambitious ecological experiments.
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