Central Kalahari Game Reserve

A vast protected area in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, established in 1961 to conserve wildlife and provide a homeland for San communities.

Deception Valley: A fossil river valley and wildlife-rich area in the northern Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Seasonal grasses and water draw wildlife to one of the reserve’s best-known landscapes.
San people: Indigenous peoples of southern Africa with diverse languages, communities, and histories. San communities have long lived in the reserve and remain central to debates over its management.
Kalahari Desert: A large semi-arid region of southern Africa characterized by sandy soils and variable rainfall. The reserve occupies the Kalahari’s central Botswana landscape.
Wildlife tourism: Travel focused on observing wild animals in their natural habitats. Tourism brings visitors and income to the reserve while requiring careful management of wildlife impacts.
Sunday Pans: A chain of salt pans in the northern Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The pans attract wildlife and provide a distinctive open landscape within the reserve.
Botswana High Court: Botswana’s highest court of appeal, with jurisdiction over constitutional and civil cases. Its 2006 ruling recognized the rights of some San residents to return to the reserve.
Botswana: A landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The reserve is a major protected area within Botswana’s territory.
African wild dog: A highly social carnivore native to sub-Saharan Africa, also called the painted wolf. The reserve’s large, relatively intact habitat supports this endangered predator.
Passarge Valley: A broad fossil valley in the northern Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Its grasslands and waterholes concentrate wildlife during dry periods.
First People of the Kalahari: A Botswana organization advocating for the rights of San communities in the Central Kalahari. The group challenged the government’s relocation of residents from the reserve.

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