uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912.
Wildlife
- African bush elephant
- Blue wildebeest
- African buffalo
- Cape wild dog
- Hyena
- Hippopotamus
- South African giraffe
- Greater kudu
- South African cheetah
- African leopard
- Lion
- Nile crocodile
- Steenbok
- South-central black rhinoceros and Southern white rhinoceros
- Burchell's 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.
See also
- Protected areas of South Africa
- Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
- Phinda Resource Reserve
References
External links
- KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government homepage