uMkhuze Game Reserve

uMkhuze Game Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Nyala ewes in the 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]

• African elephant
• African wild dog
• Blue wildebeest
• Buffalo^[2]
• Hyena
• Hippo
• Giraffe
• Kudu
• Cheetah
• Leopard
• Lion^[3]
• Nile crocodile
• Steenbok
• Black rhino and White rhino
• 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

See also

• Protected areas of South Africa
• Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
• Phinda Resource Reserve

References

External links

• KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government homepage
• Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (previous known as Natal Parks Board)