262:). which was believed to be extinct. In Swahili, a leopard is called 'Chui' and is part of the superstitious beliefs of the people. People believe that sorcerers keep this animal as their pet and scare people by spinning stories that the animal appears like spirits and disappears into thin air, which most likely comes from the fact that Leopards are very shy of humans and elusive. It was last reported in 1999 and officials, and men working on the "coral rag" lands of the southern and eastern Ungula Island are assertive that the species is not extinct, though it has not been sighted since 2003. The last sighting reported in 2002-2003 was of two leopards. Photographs of live examples of the species are not known to exist, although a stuffed example is a museum display in Zanzibar Museum, and a few skins exist in museums in
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270:. Trail camera footage from a 2018 American documentary television series does appear to have captured proof of the leopard's existence and will undoubtedly spark renewed interest and further protective enforcements. A smaller leopard with spots, which is a biological product of the larger animal, is seen now in the island.
239:, which has four 'toes' on its front feet and three on its back, is said to be the first hyrax species that has acclimatized to the forest. As part of the tourism circuit, the park attracts 10% of the over 100,000 visitors to Zanzibar every year. Wild life attractions of Zanzibar also include
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The sea grass beds of the Chwaka Bay, fringed with mangrove forests, are important breeding grounds for marine organisms, including open sea fish species. The mangroves are also good breeding grounds for birds. An
Integrated Conservation and Development (ICD) planning for the area is under
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to recognize its unique natural and cultural assets with due consideration of proposed conservation efforts.
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sponsored a development project for the wilderness area and surrounding communities from 1995 until 2003.
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Another animal in the forests of the Unguja Island unequaled elsewhere is the
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consideration. The bay is also proposed to be declared a
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of Zanzibar who had first brought it to the attention of
635:"The Zanzibar Leopard between Science and Cryptozoology"
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is a 50 km (19 sq mi) national park in
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606:. University of California Press. pp. 985–986.
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278:and is placed on the Tanzanian Tentative List for
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1620:Important Bird Areas of the Zanzibar Archipelago
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235:and 40 species of birds. The nocturnal Zanzibar
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907:. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 198–199.
194:. It is the only national park in Zanzibar.
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334:species that exists only in Zanzibar.
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1401:Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park
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577:. Mambomagazine.com. Archived from
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215:science. It is now adopted as the
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487:"Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park"
160:Tanzania National Parks Authority
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243:apart from deep sea fishing for
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558:. Harpenden: privately printed.
184:Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
143:50 km (19 sq mi)
22:Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
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843:"Zanzibar Island - East Coast"
823:. BirdLife International. 2021
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697:. IUCN. pp. Box 5.5.4.
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733:. IPP Media. Archived from
522:"The Jozani Forest Reserve"
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794:Salum, Layla M. (2009).
524:. Commission for Tourism
350:Zanzibar servaline genet
603:Encyclopedia of islands
575:"Walk on the wild side"
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393:black-bellied starlings
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377:BirdLife International
260:Panthera pardus adersi
773:: e.T39992A92630131.
505:"Wild Life Zala Park"
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737:on November 13, 2008
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389:brown-headed parrots
385:mangrove kingfishers
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367:Important Bird Areas
321:Zanzibar red colobus
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759:Piliocolobus kirkii
491:protectedplanet.net
409:greater sandplovers
325:Piliocolobus kirkii
156:Governing body
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1069:Udzungwa Mountains
847:BirdLife Data Zone
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428:CARE International
397:east coast akalats
343:Cephalophus adersi
70:Jozani on Zanzibar
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1089:Rumanyika-Karagwe
994:Jozani Chwaka Bay
914:978-1-84376-257-7
881:978-0-691-00224-8
704:978-2-8317-0436-4
613:978-0-520-25649-1
453:Procolobus kirkii
381:Fischer's turacos
290:According to the
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93:Nearest city
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1283:West Kilimanjaro
1165:Mpanga-Kipengere
1135:Lukwika-Lumesule
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1328:Mount Hanang
1303:West Chenene
1084:Burigi-Chato
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