The Selous (pronounced “Selou”) Game Reserve is the largest wildlife reserve in Africa and
one of the largest in the world, covering more than 21,000 square miles. (Think of a square, 460 miles on a side.) Located in southern Tanzania, if has long been a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is filled with a large number of the African animals normally associated with East Africa, but it is also particularly rich in its bird population, with
350 species of birds recorded.