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History of Etosha
Etosha was first established in 1907, when Namibia was a German colony known as South West Africa. At the time, the park’s original 100,000 km² (38,500 mile²) made it the largest game reserve in the world.Its a home to 114 mammals species,340 birds species,110 reptile species,16 amphibian species and,Surprisingly,only one species of fish. Due to political changes since its original establishment, the park is now slightly less than a quarter of its original area, but still remains a very large and significant area in which wildlife is protected.The Etosha National Park encompasses an area,the size of New Jersey,with the primary feature being a pan. Etosha National Park was destroyed by fire, which broke through the southern border on September 22, was “extremely difficult to fight due to the heavy fuel load – dry grass – and strong winds”. The fire was stopped four days later on September 25.