General description of property
Located in the Tonda Wildlife Management Area, Bensbach Wildlife Lodge sits near the border with West Papua - in the remote and sparsely populated south-west corner of Papua New Guinea. Unlike much of the country, there are no towering mountains, but instead broad sweeping flood plains teaming with life - deer, wallabies, monitor lizards, crocodiles, cassowaries, sea eagles, pygmy geese and a whole host of other mammals and birds.The flppd plains of the Bensbach River area are an important area for migratory birds on their amazing journey from their northern breeding grounds to their wintering grounds in the Southern Henisphere. Some of these amazing migratory birds include the Curlew Sandpiper and Ruby Turnstone, which breed in Arctic Siberia and the Yellow Wagtail, which breeds in Eurasia.
Stands of malaluca (paperbark eucalyptus) provide building materials for the local people - while the bark is used as insulation in traditional ovens. Sago and yams are the staples of the Bensbach people - storing their yams for up to six months at a time in yam houses, this seasonal crop is the life blood of the Bensbach people.
This is also Barramundi country, and the barramundi of Bensbach are second- to-none. Bensbach Wildlife Lodge caters for the serious angler as well as those who just want to drop a line into the water for fun.