70% of Itigi-Sumbu thicket in the Mweru-Wantipa/Sumbu area has already been destroyed, even where supposedly protected in the national park, on the north shore of the lake where some of the largest patches are located.
A considerable amount of Itigi-Sumbu thicket in the Mweru-Wantipa/Sumbu zone has been completely annihilated, even though it was supposed to be shielded within the national park, situated on the northern shore of Lake Mweru where some of the largest patches are located.