Sanctuary
Lilongwe Wildlife Center
🇲🇼 Malawi
GFASaccredited
🛖 Sanctuary, Malawi 5 spp. present
The Lilongwe Wildlife Centre is a wildlife sanctuary in Lilongwe, Malawi, which is part of Lilongwe National Park. It was founded in 2007 by the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) and the Born Free Foundation. The Centre is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS). It is known for its animal rescue work. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
13.972° S 33.784° E
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Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
5
speciesOpened
2007
Size
Small
Accreditations
- Global Federation of Animal SanctuariesSanctuary standards, no commercial breeding or trade
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Opening hours
Tue–Sun · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Lilongwe Wildlife Center?
Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe Wildlife Center is a sanctuary in Lilongwe, Malawi. Its coordinates are 13.972° S, 33.784° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Liwonde National Park, about 195 km away.
What animals can you see at Lilongwe Wildlife Center?
5 species
Citizen-science photos record 5 species at Lilongwe Wildlife Center, including Red-lipped Snake, Blue-fronted Parrot, Grey Parrot, White-backed Vulture and Hawks, Eagles, and Kites. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Lilongwe Wildlife Center in the wild?
Red-lipped Snake: Garden Route National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Lilongwe Wildlife Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Red-lipped Snake (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Garden Route National Park), Blue-fronted Parrot (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboró National Park) and Grey Parrot (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Odzala-Kokoua National Park).
When is Lilongwe Wildlife Center open?
Tue–Sun · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Lilongwe Wildlife Center is open Tue–Sun · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Lilongwe Wildlife Center accredited?
GFAS accredited
Open registers list Lilongwe Wildlife Center with GFAS accredited. These marks come from Wikidata and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Lilongwe Wildlife Center open and how big is it?
Opened 2007, 0.1 ha
Lilongwe Wildlife Center, a sanctuary in Lilongwe, Malawi, opened in 2007 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 5 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website