Munda Wanga is an
Environmental Park that is comprised of an
Environmental Education Centre, a
Wildlife
Park and Sanctuary and a
Botanical Garden. The Munda Wanga Trust has been
running the Environmental Park since 1998. It has been rebuild
from a run down zoo to a modern facility that provides
Environmental Education to the young and old.
The Environmental Education Centre
hosts over 35,000 children and teachers every year, that come to
learn about the environment, the wildlife and plant life that is
so abundant in different parts of Zambia. They come to learn
about the threats, the ways to conserve and the ways to benefit
from the natural resources that are available in our
environment. But also how to use these resources without
depleting them, to use them in a sustainable way, to ensure that
our children's, children can also enjoy the same benefits that
mother nature has to offer us.
The
Wildlife Park and Sanctuary holds a collection of more than
40 different species of animals. Most of these animals are
endemic to Zambia (this means that they naturally occur in the
wild). Some species are exotic and are here to show the visitors
what other animals are around on this planet.
Besides keeping animals as ambassadors of their species, the
Sanctuary houses a large number of animals that are brought in
from the illegal pet trade, or that were found injured due to
poaching or other ways of animal-human conflict. Most animals
are rehabilitated and are than released back to the wild in an
area where they will not be harassed by humans and where they
can live a life in the wild.
The
Botanical Gardens house over 1000 species of plants, some of
them are still here since the day that they were brought in by
Ralph Sander. The ratio between exotic and endemic species in
the botanical gardens is 50-50.
Through lessons and activities, children are brought in touch
with botany and are given some appreciation for the plants that
grow around us. Different garden styles take the visitor past
various corners of the world and inspire them to look after
their own environment around their house.
Apart from botany there is also emphasis on the interaction
between humans and plants. We use plants for various purposes
and rely on them for our food and medicine. Every weekend
special tours are organized to teach visitors more on the use of
plants in our daily live.
For more information visit http://www.mundawanga.com/
