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Lake Chivero Recreational Park is a protected area around Lake Chivero within the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate. == History of the park == The park was proclaimed as a national park in 1952, and changed to its current status in 1975. == Features == === Flora === Typical of high veld vegetation, the park is dominated by brachystegia woodland/ miombo woodland. Brachystegia and Julbernadaglobiflora with associated trees such as terminalia sericea, parinari curatellifolia and monotes glaber creating enough food for browsers. === Fauna === The animals that are easily sighted in the park are southern white rhino, Angolan giraffe, Burchell's zebra, blue wildebeest, impala, kudu, waterbuck, tsessebe, common eland, sable, baboon, monkey, duiker, warthog, bush pig, rock hyrax, scrub hare, spring hare, bush squirrel. The park also has a variety of nocturnals that include civet, genet, black-backed jackal, porcupine, slender white tailed mongoose, caracal, pangolin, aardvark, serval, bush baby, night ape and several other species. There is a great variety of birdlife and for the birdwatcher, the park is a paradise, Included amongst the several bird species are: South African ostrich, African openbills, barbets, bee-eaters, buzzards, coots, cormorants, doves, hamerkops, jacanas, kingfishers, grey herons, darters, Goliath herons, fish eagles, glossy starlings and lilac-breasted rollers. === Geography and geology === The western boundary of the park is the Manyame Range, a line of ironstone hills in which the dam was built. The remainder of the park is rolling granite countryside, with numerous castle kopjies. === Archaeological, historical and cultural sites === There are several rock painting sites in the park, including one at Bushman's Point, which is readily accessible from a short walk. SOURCESWikipedia