uMkhuze Game Reserve

uMkhuze Game Reserve

Nyala ewes in the reserve
Map showing the location of uMkhuze Game Reserve

Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Location KwaZulu-Natal
Nearest city Richards Bay
Coordinates 27°39′0″S 32°15′0″E / 27.65000°S 32.25000°E / -27.65000; 32.25000Coordinates: 27°39′0″S 32°15′0″E / 27.65000°S 32.25000°E / -27.65000; 32.25000
Area 40,000 Ha
Established 1912
Governing body Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a 360-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) (40 000 ha) game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912.

Wildlife[1]

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.

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