kalahri_xeric=The Kalahari Xerix Savanna ecoregion is part of the Afrotropic region and the Deserts and Xeric Shrublands biome.  This ecoregion dominates the northern portion of the Orange-Senqu River basin, stretching from the Highveld Grasslands of the Vaal River sub-basin in the east to the Namib Desert of southern Namibia.  This region, which only receives rainfall in the summer through intense, episodic storm events, supports a wide range of birds and mammals.  However, despite the harsh semi-arid climate, livestock agriculture continues to spread, degrading the land with overgrazing and restricting movement of migratory species with fencing.

View more information on <a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1309_full.html" target="_blank"><font color="#0066FF"><u>Kalahari Xeric Savanna</font></u></a>

<font color="#003366">WWF ecoregion code AT1309  Source: WWF 2009</font>