Editing Gaborone (section)

==Parks and recreation==
The [[Gaborone Dam]] is located south of Gaborone along the Gaborone-Lobatse road, and provides water for both Gaborone and Lobatse. The dam is the second biggest in Botswana, able to hold {{convert|141400000|m3|cuyd|sigfig=4|lk=on}}.<ref name=water>{{cite web|url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/images/stories/Enviro/botswanawater_statisticsreport.pdf |title=Botswana water statistics |first=A. |last=Majelantle |date=October 2009 |publisher=Central Statistics Office |location=Gaborone, Botswana |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5r28HPAkm?url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/images/stories/Enviro/botswanawater_statisticsreport.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2010 |access-date=7 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is also starting to be marketed as a recreational area. The northern end of the reservoir is planned to become an entertainment venue called ''The Waterfront''. There is a [[yacht club]], called Gaborone Yacht Club, also on the northern side of the lake. The southern end houses the Kalahari Fishing Club and a new public facility called City Scapes. City Scapes contains parks, playgrounds, and boating facilities.<ref name=architecture1>{{cite web |author=Gabscity.com |location=Gaborone, Botswana |title=City – Gabscity.com all about Gaborone |url=http://www.gabscity.com/city/index.php |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809032116/http://www.gabscity.com/city/index.php |archive-date=9 August 2009 }}</ref> The dam is popular with [[birdwatching|birdwatchers]], [[windsurfing|windsurfers]], and [[fishing|anglers]].<ref name=lonelyplanet /> However, there is no swimming due to the presence of [[crocodile]]s and parasitic [[Schistosoma|bilharzia]]s.<ref name=culture />

===Wildlife===

{{See also|Wildlife of Botswana}}
[[File:Watch house.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Watch house in Gaborone Game Reserve]]
The Gaborone Game Reserve is a {{convert|600|ha|acre|adj=on}} park east of the city on Limpopo Drive.<ref name=map /> The reserve was built in 1988 and is now the third-busiest in Botswana. Examples of animals in the park are [[impala]], [[kudu]], [[ostrich]]es, [[wildebeest]], [[zebra]]s, [[gemsbok]], [[Cape bushbuck|bushbuck]], [[springbok (antelope)|springbok]], [[duiker]], [[common eland]], and [[common warthog]]s.<ref name=lonelyplanet /> The park is a destination for [[birdwatching]].<ref name=yeah /> Birds in the marshy section of the park include [[snake eagle]]s, [[Laniarius|boubou]], [[Moorhen|gallinule]], [[kingfisher]]s, and [[hornbill]]s.<ref name=lonelyplanet />
[[File:Ostriches at Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Botswana.JPG|thumb|Ostriches at Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Botswana]]
[[Kgale Hill]] is located a few hundred metres from the city. The hill is nicknamed the ''Sleeping Giant'' and is {{convert|1287|m|ft}}. There are three different paths to reach the top, usually taking two hours.<ref name=lonelyplanet />

The [[Mokolodi Nature Reserve]] is a {{convert|30|km2|sqmi|adj=on}} reserve that was created in 1994.<ref name=nature /> It is located {{convert|12|km|mi}} south of Gaborone.<ref name=lonelyplanet /> There are many different species of animals found in the park such as [[common warthog]]s, [[steenbok]], [[kudu]], [[zebra]]s, [[giraffe]]s, [[common eland]], [[ostrich]]es, [[hippopotamus|hippo]]s and [[rhinoceros|rhino]]s. The park helps with wildlife projects in Botswana that include: the reintroduction of the [[white rhinoceros|white rhino]] and the relocation of "problem" [[cheetah]]s. Mokolodi also holds the Education Centre, which teaches children about the conservation projects.<ref name=nature>{{cite web |author=Mokolodi Nature Reserve |title=Introduction |url=http://www.mokolodi.com/introduction.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312010501/http://www.mokolodi.com/introduction.php |archive-date=March 12, 2008 |publisher=Mokolodi Nature Reserve |access-date=5 August 2009}}</ref>

Somarelang Tikologo (Environment Watch Botswana) is a member-based environmental NGO housed inside an ecological park at the heart of Gaborone. The aim of the organization is to promote sustainable environmental protection by educating, demonstrating and encouraging best practices in environmental planning, resource conservation and waste management in Botswana.  The park was officially opened by the Botswana Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Onkokame kitso Mokaila on 27 February 2009.  The park contains a playground for children to play on throughout the day, a community organic garden, a recycling drop-off center, and a shop where visitors can purchase products made of recycled material.<ref name=st>{{cite web |author=Somarelang Tikologo |title=What is ST? |url=http://www.somatiko.org.bw |publisher=Somarelang Tikologo |access-date=17 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914112716/http://www.somatiko.org.bw/ |archive-date=14 September 2010 }}</ref>