Okavango

Elephant carcasses were first spotted in the north-eastern sector of the country's Okavango Delta between May and June 2020, but poaching was soon ruled out as the cause.

Lions have been observed swimming in Okavango Delta in Botswana, but rarely farther than 150 feet.

A network of rivers and lakes clustered in Angola’s remote highlands feeds two rivers, the Cuito and Cubango, which then combine into the Kavango River in Namibia before crossing into Botswana as the Okavango River.

It’s the unlikely circulatory system that supports not only the Okavango Delta, but also many miles of rural communities and wildlife that have next to no other water sources.

A lot is at stake if this water were to disappear or become otherwise unusable, which is why the National Geographic and De Beers Okavango Eternal Partnership lends support into understanding how these rivers work, what could affect them, and how to make sure they remain healthy and viable.