The Kasanka Trust is a wildlife charity based in Zambia, the UK and the Netherlands, which manages the Kasanka National Park in Zambia’s Central province and hosts visitors and volunteers to Kasanka and the Bangweulu.

Kasanka talk in Lusaka: 28 January 2010 'Partnership Conservation in Action: the Story of Kasanka' The Kasanka Trust and the Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia are pleased to invite you for a talk on conservation in Kasanka National Park and the role of Kasanka Trust therein. There will be three speakers all with extensive field experience in Kasanka. Edmund Farmer will talk about the history of Kasanka Trust and its achievements in public/private partnership conservation to date; Frank Willems will provide an overview of the wildlife and the ecology of Kasanka National Park and Cornelie van der Feen will explain possibilities for individuals and corporate business to support our efforts in conservation and community development. Date: Thursday 28 january.  Venue: The Ridgeway Hotel Lusaka  (Southern Sun). Time: 18.30-19.00 hours.  WECSZ members: free. Non-Members pay a small fee (please confirm with WECSZ)

Kasanka is Zambia’s first national park under private management and is entirely reliant on tourism revenue and charitable funding. It is a valuable conservation area with diverse flora and fauna including many endangered species and exceptional birdlife. The Bangweulu wetlands, just north of Kasanka are one of Africa’s most spectacular wildlife secrets with over 100,000 Black Lechwe and the world’s most visible Shoebill storks.