| Baboons
and ostriches living in southern Africa may enjoy
added protection in a conservation park that will
be formally approved next year.
South
Africa and Namibia have announced the creation of
a conservation park between the borders of both countries,
running slightly larger than the state of Delware
at 5,086 sq mi. The park will be formally approved
by each nation's president next year and both nations
have agreed to share duties in managing the site.
The region, stretching from South Africa's
Northern Cape province to the just north of
Hobas in Namibia, is already home to thousands
of rare animals, including baboons, mountain
zebras, wild ostriches, gemsboks, klipspringers
and kudu.
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