In 2007, the author discovered small groups of Twa and Chokwe still reliant on hunting and gathering in the remote areas of Lunda Norte Province in northern Angola. The bush is very dense in the north, and population density low, making it possible for game to survive there even today, despite the fact that it is not situated in a national park or reserve and notwithstanding the deleterious effect that the 30-year civil war had on the region.