Maputo Elephant Reserve

The sandy and humid Maputo Elephant Reserve is ideally situated 79 km south of Maputo in the southernmost province of Mozambique. It is part of the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area, an international conservation project joining areas of Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland.

In 1975 huge numbers of game were relocated to the Maputo Elephant Reserve from South Africa's Umfolozi Game Reserve. Of these, only 200 elephant and no rhinos survived the turmoil of the Mozambican civil war. The Maputo Elephant Reserve is currently working to replenish its wildlife population and authorities hope to put the reserve back on the conservation map soon.

The Lubombo Transfontier Conservation Area

The Lubombo TFCA spans an area of 4,195 km², two thirds of which is in Mozambique, a quarter in South Africa and 8% in Swaziland. Occupying the coastal plain between the Lebombo mountains and the Indian ocean, the unique Lubombo TFCA contains a great diversity of wildlife-viewing biomes including a pristine and beautiful coastal area.

The TFCA comprises five parks, including Mozambique's Maputo Elephant Reserve and South Africa's Tembe Elephant Park, and its creation has resulted in the first major elephant sanctuary along the eastern coast of Africa.

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