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Associated Private Nature Reserves
Associated Private Nature Reserves, (APNR), is an association of privately owned nature reserves bordering on the Kruger National Park. Collectively they represent of land dedicated to conservation. In June 1993 the fences between Kruger National Park and the APNR were removed. The following reserves are members of the APNR: * Balule Nature Reserve, also known as Bulule Private Game Reserve ** Greater Olifants River Conservancy ** Olifants West Game Reserve ** York Game Reserve ** Parsons Game Reserve ** Olifants North Game Reserve ** Grietjie Game Reserve. ** Mohlabetsi South Nature Reserve (Including Jejane Private Nature Reserve). ** Mohlabetsi River Nature Reserve. * Kapama Game Reserve, also known as Kapama Private Game Reserve. * Klaserie Game Reserve, also known as Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. * Timbavati Game Reserve, also known as Timbavati Private Game Resereve. * Thornybush Game Reserve, also known as Thornybush Private Game Reserve. * Umbabat Game Rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, respectively. To the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNES ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Of South Africa
The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landowners. Most protected areas are intended for the conservation of flora and fauna. National parks are maintained by South African National Parks (''SANParks''). A number of national parks have been incorporated in transfrontier conservation areas. Protected areas may also be protected for their value and importance as historical, cultural heritage or scientific sites. More information on these can be found in the list of heritage sites in South Africa. Special Nature Reserves Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research. The Prince Edward Islands, which are South African territories in the Southern Ocean, have been declared as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbabat Game Reserve
Umbabat Nature Reserve is situated on the bank of the Nhlaralumi River in the Bushbuckridge Municipality, adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The parts of Umbabat that are declared nature reserves are managed according to the Protected Areas Act No. 57 of 2003. Besides the Kruger Park, Umbabat is also bordered by the Timbavati and Klaserie Game Reserves, and all have dropped their shared fences in 1988. Several smaller nature reserves make up the Umbabat, and in conjunction with the reserves that constitute the Timbavati, Klaserie and Balule reserves, they collectively form the Associated Private Nature Reserves, which collectively owns 180,000 ha of land, without internal fences. The Buchner Game Reserve is the best place in the whole world. See also * Ingwelala * Protected areas of South Africa The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornybush Game Reserve
Thornybush Game Reserve is a private game reserve, near Hoedspruit, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It borders the Kapama Game Reserve and is located close to the Timbavati Game Reserve and the Kruger Park. The Reserve's surface area is approximately 14,000 ha of mainly open savannah. As with many private reserves in South Africa, Thornybush is managed as an eco-tourism destination, thus the Reserve is funded by means of a number of up-market private commercial game lodges located within the Reserve. They are involved in different kind of projects such as supporting local community through contributions to surrounding schools and sustainable farming. Wildlife Thornybush Game Reserve shares an unfenced border with the Kruger National Park, which means that animals can move freely between the reserve and the park. The wildlife counts: * 147 mammals, including the Big five, giraffe, Wild dog, cheetah and many more. * 114 reptiles such as the Giant plated lizard or the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbavati Game Reserve
The Timbavati Private Nature Reserve is located at the border line between Hoedspruit (in Limpopo) and Acornhoek (in Mpumalanga), north of the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve on the western edge of Kruger National Park. Geographically and politically, Timbavati is located in Mpumalanga Province. In Xitsonga, the name 'Timbavati' means "the place where something sacred came down to Earth from the Heavens", and refers to the rare white lions of Timbavati. The reserve was established in 1956 by like-minded game farmers with the creation of the ''Timbavati Association''. The association has 50 members and covers . Timbavati is part of Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) and the fences separating Timbavati from the other member reserves in the APNR and from the Kruger National Park has been removed. Wildlife, including lions, cheetahs, elephants and other species, roam freely between these reserves. Ngala (meaning 'lion' in Tsonga) and Motswari game reserves have been amalgama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaserie Game Reserve
{{Infobox protected area , name = Klaserie Game Reserve , iucn_category = , photo = Male_greater_kudu.jpg , photo_alt = , photo_caption = Greater kudu in Kruger Park , photo_width = 250 , map = South Africa , relief = yes , map_alt = , map_caption = Location in South Africa , map_width = 250 , location = Limpopo, South Africa , nearest_city = Hoedspruit , coordinates = {{coords, 24.25777, S, 31.2177, E, region:ZA-MP, display=inline, title , area = {{convert, 60000, ha, km2 , visitation_num = , visitation_year = , governing_body = , world_heritage_site = , url = http://www.klaserie.co.za Klaserie Game Reserve is adjacent to the Kruger Park and the Timbavati Game Reserve, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It has an area of about 60,000 ha and the Klaserie River runs through the park. Wildlife Wildlife species include lion, elephant, white rhino, leopard, cheetah, African wild dog, spotted hyena, buffalo and many antelope species. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapama Game Reserve
Kapama Game Reserve (founded 1993) is a 13,000 hectare privately owned nature reserve in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was founded by Johann Roode, who initially bought the land for cattle grazing but realized that the local ecosystem needed to be maintained. He soon started to develop the area as a touristic region and the reserve still belong nowadays to the Roode family. Wildlife Fauna include: * African bush elephant * African buffalo * Southern white rhinoceros * South African giraffe * Impala * Blue wildebeest * Kudu * Lion * Leopard * Cheetah (including the King cheetah) * Spotted hyena See also * Protected areas of South Africa The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landow ... * Kapama Private Game Reserve: http://www.kapama.com/about/ Kapama Wildres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save The Elephants
Save the Elephants (STE) is a UK registered charity based in Kenya founded in September 1993 by Iain Douglas-Hamilton. Save the Elephants works to sustain elephant populations and preserve the habitats in which elephants are found, while at the same time fostering a heightened appreciation and visibility for elephants and their often fragile existence. The organization uses a four pillar approach to fulfill its mission statement, combining habitat protection, research, grass roots organization and involvement, and through disseminating information through television, films, publications and new media sources. Save the Elephants has been instrumental in helping to revitalize African elephant populations, while at the same time, increasing awareness in the many issues which threaten to erode elephant populations and the habitats in which they live. Iain Douglas Hamilton has played an integral role in stopping the illegal ivory trade throughout the world, while at the same time r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olifants North Game Reserve
Olifant, Oliphant, Olyphant and similar variations may refer to: Geography * Oliphant, Ontario, Canada, a community *Oliphant Islands, South Orkney Islands *Olifants River (Limpopo), South Africa *Olifants River (Southern Cape), South Africa * Olifants River (Western Cape), South Africa *Olifants Water Management Area, South Africa * Olyphant, Pennsylvania, a borough People * Oliphant (surname), a list of notable people with this name *Oliphant Chuckerbutty (1884–1960), British organist and composer *Clan Oliphant, a Highland Scottish clan Arts, entertainment, and media *Oliphant (band), a Finnish band *Oliphant, a type of monster in the Index of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st edition monsters *Oliphaunt or mûmak, a monstrous elephant-like creature in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' *Sir Olifaunt, a vicious giant in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Tale of Sir Thopas", in ''The Canterbury Tales'' *Eleanor Oliphant, protagonist of Gail Honeyman's '' Eleanor Oliphant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
