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The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was formed by the amalgamation of two pre-existing national parks. The Gemsbok National Park of Botswana and the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park was combined to form the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Botswana has territorial jurisdiction over three quarters of the total park area. The reserve is held by South Africa.
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana has a harsh terrain. The topography of the park is made of red sand dunes, long dried up riverbeds and little or no vegetation. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park of Botswana is crisscrossed by two dry rivers: the Auob and the Nossob. The water in these rivers flows underground and sustains hardy trees like camel thorn and tenacious desert grass. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is home to a large number of predatory carnivores like hyenas, Kalahari lions and cheetahs. Herbivores like springbok, wildebeest and eland also inhabit the landscape. The red hartebeest is also found in the park during its migration periods. All these herbivores act as sources of food to the carnivorous animals in the park.
