I roto i te 1943, i puta te mate nui o te tsetse puta noa i te rohe, i whakaroa ai te hanganga o te papa whenua. I te tau 1953, i aro ano te kawanatanga ki te kaupapa: 21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi) i whakaarohia kia waiho hei rahui kēmu. I hangaia a Chobe Game Reserve i te tau 1960, ahakoa he iti ake i te mea i hiahiatia i te timatanga. I te tau 1967, i kiia te rahui hei papa whenua. Pātai: He aha te mea i huri hei papa whenua?
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