
Host to the largest mammal migration on the planet by sheer number of animals: up to ten million fruit bats each November
Area
470 km²
Designated in
1972
Region
Southern Africa
Declared in 1972 and managed largely by a private non-profit trust since the 1990s, Kasanka hosts each year, between October and December, what is reckoned the largest mammal migration on the planet by absolute number of animals: up to ten million straw-coloured fruit bats gather in an area of barely a few hectares of swamp forest, far outnumbering the celebrated Great Wildebeest Migration of the Serengeti, though with far less international fame.
Threatened:
What is worth looking out for this month in Zambia?
Now is a good time: Fruit bat migration at Kasanka (Late October to December (peak in November))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Zambia
Same country: Zambia
Same country: Zambia
Same country: Zambia
Based on what we already know about this park.
Climate
Tropical
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