Zakouma National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Chad
About Zakouma National Park
Zakouma has a very bad history of poaching. Between 2002 and 2010, 95% of the park's elephants were poached. When the nonprofit conservation organization African Parks assumed management of the park in 2010, a serious overhaul of security was undertaken. More rangers were recruited and intense training took place, including a team on horseback allowing them to patrol farther afield. This effective law enforcement has secured not only the park, but also the larger region including communities surrounding and benefiting from the park. There were an estimated 4,300–4,350 elephants in Zakouma in 2002, and approximately 450 elephants in the park between late 2012 and April 2015. Following African Parks' assumption of management in 2010, and its extensive law enforcement and community engagement
Zakouma National Park Travel Guide Sections
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