Gondwana Game Reserve
Date adjusted 26 March 2009
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Gondwana Game Reserve is a private game reserve situated 35km North West of the town of Mossel Bay in the Garden route [Western Cape]] of South Africa. It habits the critically endangered plant biome called Fynbos and also a home to the "Big Five" [lion, leopard, Buffalo, elephant and rhinoceros.It is unique as it is Malaria free and host variety of birds,plants like Cape sugar bird and protea respectively.
Fauna[edit]
The Reserve hosts endangered species such as the Cape mountain zebra and south-central black rhinoceros. Many species of antelope, including eland, gemsbok, red hartebeest, bontebok, and springbok, can be found there after their reintroduction to the former farmland. As part of continued conservation efforts, wild South African cheetahs were relocated from a reserve in Karoo to the Gondwana Game Reserve. In addition to the free-roaming Big 5, the Reserve is home to the south-western black rhinoceros, over 10 varieties of antelope (more than the Kruger National Park), and hundreds of head of general game.[1]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Gondwana Game Reserve Website
- Gondwana Game Reserve on Pam Golding Properties
- Cape Town Magazine on Gondwana
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Archived". 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
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