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Location
Moyowosi Game
Reserve is found in Kibondo District in Kigoma Region. The reserve is
separated from Kigosi Game Reserve by Nikonga River on the eastern side
and also separated from Ugala by Gombe River in the south. (See the Map)
Wildlife Attraction
It is within
the
Malagalasi-Moyowosi wetland, which is the large and excellent example
of an East African floodplain wetland ecosystem in good condition. The
wetland provides an important dry season refuge and feeding area for
migratory animals including many water birds and large mammal species.
It is also is an important breeding area for rare water birds including
the wattled crane and shoebill stork
The vegetation
of Moyowosi is mainly Miombo woodland. The wetlands are covered with
swamp, which are homes for the
elusive
Sitatunga, Hippo and the Crocodile. The adjacent plains that separate
the Miombo from the swamp are roamed by the Topi, Zebra, Buffalo and
other antelope such as Sable and Roan that are found in Western
Tanzania.
Facts
Moyowosi with the
combination of Kigosi and Ugala game reserves form a vast and complex
reverine floodplain wetland in the basin of the Malagalasi
River. The
basin has five main rivers, the Malagalasi, Moyowosi, Kigosi, Gombe and
Ugala which drain an area of 9.2 million hectares (about 30% of the
Lake Tanganyika catchments system).
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