Livingstone Blog, Page 4

The end of July saw the bi-annual Livingstone water bird count, undertaken twice a year by the Livingstone Museum in conjunction with the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) and local volunteers as part of the wider International Waterbird Census (IWC) coordinated by Wetlands International. This year marked the 20th successive year for the Livingstone bird count by the Museum.

World Lion Day (WLD) falls on August 10th and is a fairly new event, launched just two years ago. In Last year Livingstone welcomed WLD with a big event during the UNWTO conference, and won Africa’s best World Lion Day event! This year Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) in conjunction with the Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ) are organizing this as an educational and fun filled day for children, and aiming to be the World’s best Lion Day Event!

Victoria Falls Bridge Bungee have delivered a new perspective on bungee jumping with the introduction of hand-held GoPro cameras.

Olympic gold medal winner Denise Lewis visits Livingstone, Zambia to experience the Victoria Falls, the most spectacular waterfall on Earth - canoeing to the tip of the Victoria Falls in a new BBC series showcasing the wonders of the Commonwealth.