Table 7.3:  Big Mammals in Malawi

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Table 7.3: Big mammals of Malawi, location and conservation status
Common name Scientific name Location Conservation status
Nyala Trapelephus angasi Lengwe NP
Mwabvi WR
Population stable Population stable
Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus Majete WR Liwonde NP Population in decline Population in decline
Eland Taurotragus oryx Nyika NP Kasungu NP Vwaza WR Nkhotakota WR Sizeable population Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline
Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus Nyika NP Kasungu NP Vwaza WR Nkhotakota WR Population stable Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline
Zebra Equus burchelli Nyika NP Kasungu NP Vwaza WR Nkhotakota WR Population stable Population decline Population in decline Population is increasing
Hartebeest Alcelaphus lichtensteini Vwaza WR Kasungu NP Nkhotakota WR Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline
Wild dog Lycaon leo Kasungu NP Nyika NP Occasional sightings Occasional sightings
Lion Panthera Ieo Liwonde NP Kasungu NP Nkhotakota WR Vwaza WR Populations have never been estimated but probably on the decline countrywide
Leopard Panthera pardus Nyika NP Forested areas Stable 
Not known
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Nyika NP Kasungu NP Rare and endangered Rare and endangered
African elephant Loxodonta africana Nyika NP Kasungu NP Vwaza WR Nkhotakota WR Liwonde NP
Namizimu FR
Thuma FR
Phirilongwe FR
Majete WR
Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline Population in decline Extinct
Rhinocerus Diceros bicornis Kasungu NP Mwabvi WR Liwonde NP Extinct
Extinct 
Introduced (2 rhinos)
NP = National Parks; WR = Wildlife Reserves, FR = forest Reserves
Source: Biology Department. Chancellor College

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