The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest fauna reserves of the world, located in the south of Tanzania. It was named after Englishman Frederick Selous, who died in 1917 while fighting against the Germans in World War I. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its wildlife and undisturbed nature. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Courteney Selous on safari in Africa. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It has a total area of 54,600 km². Some of the typical animals of the savanna (for example elephants, hippopotami, Lycaon pictus and crocodiles) can be found in this park in a larger numbers than in any other African park. Savanna at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea... Binomial name Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant, and three or four recently extinct, species in the family Hippopotamidae. ... Binomial name Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) The African Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus) is a mammal of the Canidae family, though related to the domestic dog. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ...

The area became a hunting reserve in 1905. Nowadays it has a touristic importance and most of it is rarely visited by humans. The strong presence of the Tsetse fly discourages visitation. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Binomial name Glossina morsitans The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, is a fly (order Diptera) that eats blood from animals, including humans. ...

Interesting places in the park include the river of Rufiji, which flows into the Indian Ocean in front of the Mafia Island and the Stiegler, a canyon of 100 metres depth and 100 metres width. Around this canyon can be found most of the touristic facilities. The Rufiji River lies entirely within the African nation of Tanzania. ... Mafia Island (Chole Shamba) is part of the Tanzanian Spice Islands, which consists also of Zanzibar and Pemba. ...

In the Selous Reserve safari by foot is permitted. This type of exploration is forbidden in most other national parks of Africa. Look up safari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External links

• UNESCO Selous Game Reserve Site
• Official UNESCO website entry

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World Heritage Sites in Tanzania

Kilimanjaro · Kondoa Rock Art Sites · Ngorongoro Conservation Area · Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara · Selous Game Reserve · Serengeti · Stone Town of Zanzibar Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanzania. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Kilimanjaro National Park is a national park, located near Moshi, Tanzania. ... View of the Ngorongoro Crater The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a conservation area situated 180 km west of Arusha, Tanzania. ... Kilwa Kisiwani is an Islamic community on an island off the coast of East Africa, in present day Tanzania. ... Plains of the Serengeti National Park, with kopjes The Serengeti National Park ( ) is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania, Africa. ... The Palace Museum in Stone Town Stone Town or Mji Mkongwe, in Swahili, is the old part of the capital of the island of Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania. ...