Conservancy profile

Mashi Conservancy

(The name of a tree that produce fruits and also an alternative name for the Kwando River)

Registered	March 2003
Address	Mashi Conservancy, P.O. Box 8061, Ngweze
Telephone	066-252108
Approximate population	3900
Main home languages	Sifwe, Mbukushu
Area (square kilometers)	297
Region	Caprivi
Geographical features	Kwando River and its floodplain on marshes, with Kalahari Sand woodlands to the east. Rainfall averages 600 mm per year.
Unusual or important features
Major wildlife resources	Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Roan, Sitatunga, Cheetah, Tsessebe, Reedbuck, Kudu, Duiker, Warthog, Crocodile, Bushbuck, Lechwe, Steenbok, Hippopotamus, Impala
Management	Management Committee consists of eight men and one woman. Four representatives of the traditional authority. Employees include 11 Community Rangers and Resource Monitors, a Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. Monitoring is done using event books and annual game counts
Enterprises	Trophy hunting, craft production, thatching grass sales.
Support agencies	MET, IRDNC (main local NGO), NNF, NACOBTA, LAC, USAID LIFE Plus, WWF
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