<h3>best place to live in africa with little humans and mostly nature?</h3>
i wnat to moe to africa but there are just to many choices, i want somewhere near teh habitat of african wild dogs, i was thinking nothern/northwestern botswana, northwestern namibia.... andy suggestion would be great with not to much people, alot of wildlife and somewhat close to markets and stuff, and is safe too.
<strong>Botswana best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Batlow</i><br/>Botswana is probably your best base, if you are interested in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) - the largest remaining population is in the north-west of the country (as you probably know), and Botswana has the largest centre for wild dog research.
Be aware however that you can't just go to Botswana and "live there". As with most other countries, there are entry requirements. If you're the citizen of a Commonwealth country, you can arrive and stay for up to 3 months without a Visa but you need to show a return air ticket. If you're an American, I'm not sure what the story is for citizens of the United States - it's probably similar.
Extended temporary residence or permanent residence is usually granted to people that have specific skills required in the country - doctors, dentists, engineers, businesspeople etc. There are also research permits for scientists undertaking research under an official academic project.
The Botswana government passed a new Immigration Act in 2010 so make sure you get up to date info. Anything older than 2010 will be out of date. For more info, contact the Botswana Embassy, High Commission or Consulate in your country. See the first link below, for the official Botswana Government website.
There may be some opportunities for you to work with the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project. The Project is now called the "Botswana Predator Conservation Trust. See second link below.
In general terms, Botswana is a stable country with a multi-party democratic system of government, a reasonable level of rule of law, and better infrastructure than many other sub-Saharan countries. All the same it is a "Third World" country; and while it's good to have hopes and dreams, life can be quite challenging for people from the Western world - particularly out in remote areas.
Also note that Botswana is suffering one of the most severe HIV epidemics in the world. Even though the HIV risk might not impact you directly, the epidemic has resulted many social and economic problems which pervade life in Botswana. On the other hand, this is also pretty true for most countries in southern Africa.
Hope it helps.</p>
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