'Over the years I listened avidly as the Yei peddlers recounted the stories of the area. In their eyes, it had an almost mythical quality: huge herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest and all the predators' - excerpt from Mombo, Okavango’s Place of Plenty. The Moremi Game Reserve was one of the first to be established at the request of local tribes, aiming to preserve this incredible natural heritage. Their efforts have certainly been successful. The seasonal flooding and drying of the floodplains to the west of Mombo provide ideal conditions for wildlife to fully utilize both habitats. Each year, between March and May, the annual floodwaters arrive, allowing large mammals to migrate into the Chiefs Island area, which offers an abundance of grass and acacia forests. The wetlands are bordered by towering hardwood trees that provide shade, shelter, nesting sites, and food for a diverse range of mammals and bird species.