Kwandwe Private Game Reserve is a private
game reserve, northeast of
Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
,
South Africa. The reserve covers an area of ,
almost divided in half by the
Great Fish River
The Great Fish River (called ''great'' to distinguish it from the Namibian Fish River) ( af, Groot-Visrivier) is a river running through the South African province of the Eastern Cape. The coastal area between Port Elizabeth and the Fish Riv ...
. The name ''Kwandwe'' means ''Place of the Blue Crane'' in the local language. Mammals such as the
Big five game,
Black wildebeest
The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (''Connochaetes gnou'') is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It is a member of the genus '' Connochaetes'' and family Bovidae. It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm ...
,
Cape grysbok
The Cape or southern grysbok (''Raphicerus melanotis'') is a small antelope that is endemic to the Western Cape region of South Africa between Albany and the Cederberg mountains.
Description
left, Illustrated in ''The Book of Antelopes'' (18 ...
and
Black-footed cat are found on the reserve as well as bird species including
Blue crane,
Knysna woodpecker
The Knysna woodpecker (''Campethera notata'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical mois ...
and
Crowned eagle.
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Climate
The January maximum temperature varies between 28°C and 32°C, while the July maximum temperature goes between 21°C and 25°C. The July minimum temperature is 2°C to 5°C. Rainfall fluctuates between 236 mm and 560 mm per year.
References
* Stuart, Chris & Mathilde (2012). ''National Parks and Nature Reserves''. Struik Travel and Heritage. .
{{Eastern Cape Provincial Parks
Nature reserves in South Africa