LIVE CHOBE NATIONAL PARK WEBCAM

More info: Chobe National Park is located in northern Botswana near the vast, inland waterway called the Okavango Delta. The park covers an area of area of 10,566 km2 (4,080 sq mi). The gateway to Chobe National Park, is Kasane, a small town near the borders of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia.

Video of a river journey in Chobe National park, Botswana:



Chobe National Park has four distinct ecosystems. The Serondela area is often referred to as the Chobe riverfront. The Savuti Marsh area is located in the western portion of the park. In the northwest corner of Chobe is the Linyanti Marsh with riverine woodlands and open woodlands. The dry and hot hinterland encompasses much of the park which is mostly a Nogatsaa grass woodland, however, it is a place to spot elands that are usually not seen in other parts of Chobe.

The lifeblood of Chobe National Park is the Chobe River, which forms the northern boundary of the park. In the early months of the year the heavy rains in Northern Angola and Northern Zambia vastly increase the volume of the Zambezi River which then overflows into the Chobe River at the confluence. Massive amounts of water then flow westwards down the Chobe River creating huge lakes on the floodplain.

In July/August the Chobe River reverses and flows eastwards, draining the lakes, and reducing the river to a trickle which is just a few metres across and less than a metre deep by November.

The migration of the zebra from Nxai Pan in Makgadigadi to the Chobe Flood plains is an annual phenomenon and is always a signal of the oncoming rains. The distance between the Western Chobe River floodplain and Nxai Pan is around 250km, which makes this wildlife migration the longest mammal migration in Africa.

Additional Information:
Botswana Wildlife Species Guide
Okavango Delta
National Geographic