UMkhuze Game Reserve

Game reserve in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

27°39′0″S 32°15′0″E / 27.65000°S 32.25000°E / -27.65000; 32.25000Area40,000 ha (150 sq mi)Established1912Governing bodyEzemvelo KZN Wildlife

uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a 40,000-hectare (400 km2; 150 sq mi) game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1] It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912.

Wildlife

  • African bush elephant
  • Blue wildebeest
  • African buffalo
  • Cape wild dog
  • Hyena
  • Hippopotamus
  • South African giraffe
  • Greater kudu
  • South African cheetah
  • African leopard
  • Lion
  • Nile crocodile
  • Steenbok
  • South-central black rhinoceros and Southern white rhinoceros
  • Burchell's zebra

The reserve has a diversity of natural habitats which include acacia savannah, mixed woodland, sand forest, riverine forest, rivers and pans, grassland, cliffs and rocky ridges.

Accommodation

  • Mantuma Main Camp
  • Nhlonhlela Bush Lodge
  • Umkhumbe Tented Bush Lodge

See also

References

  1. ^ Atlas of National Parks and Reserves of South Africa. Mapstudio. 2004. ISBN 978-1-86809-842-2

External links

  • KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government homepage
  • Official website
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Individual Parks
uKhahlamba–Drakensberg Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
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