Majete Wildlife Reserve

Majete Wildlife Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Elephant at Majete Wildlife Reserve, October 2014
Location	Malawi
Coordinates	15°58′12″S 34°45′35″E / 15.97000°S 34.75972°E / -15.97000; 34.75972
Area	270 sq mi (700 km2)

Majete Wildlife Reserve is a nature reserve in southwestern Malawi, established as a protected area in 1955. The reserve's animal populations were decimated during the late 1970s and 1980s due to poaching and other human activities. Majete has been managed by African Parks since 2003, when the nonprofit conservation organization entered into a public–private partnership with the Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW). Since then, wildlife has been restored, the park has achieved big five game status, and tourism has increased.