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UMkhuze Game Reserve

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Location
  
KwaZulu-Natal

Area
  
40,000 ha (150 sq mi)

Phone
  
+27 35 590 1633

Nearest city
  
Richards Bay

Governing body
  
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Established
  
1912

UMkhuze Game Reserve

Address
  
UMkhuze Game Reserve, Mkuze, South Africa

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. It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912.

Contents

Wildlife

  • African bush elephant
  • African wild dog
  • Blue wildebeest
  • Buffalo
  • Hyena
  • Hippo
  • Giraffe
  • Kudu
  • Cheetah
  • Leopard
  • Lion
  • Nile crocodile
  • Steenbok
  • Black rhino and white rhino
  • Plains 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
  • References

    UMkhuze Game Reserve Wikipedia