WINDHOEK: Namibia’s tourism industry is expected to suffer over the next three years after a week-long wildfire ravaged over a third of its largest game reserve, Etosha National Park, a senior government official said. Established as a national park in 1907 during German colonization, Etosha is home to diverse wildlife, including lions, elephants, leopards, giraffes, and zebras, and is one of the top tourist attractions in the southern African country.

Vast tract of park that is home to 114 mammal species, including critically endangered black rhino, affected

The fire burned a third of the wildlife reserve, which is is home to endangered black rhinos and more than 100 mammal species.