Borakalalo Game Reserve
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The Borakalalo Game Reserve is a South African National Park situated in the Northwest Province, about 80 kilometres north of Pretoria. The reserve covers an area of about 13,000 hectares.[1]. The reserve is situated around the Klipvoor Dam and the Moretele River. The park consists of woodland and open bushveld vegetation. A large number of mammal species are present in the reserve, among others[2][3][4]:
- Aardwolf
- Black-backed jackal
- Blesbok
- Blue wildebeest
- Brown hyena
- Buffalo
- Cape fox
- Caracal
- Common reedbuck
- Eland
- Gemsbok
- Giraffe
- Impala
- Hippopotamus
- Kudu
- Leopard
- Mountain reedbuck
- Nyala
- Red hartebeest
- Roan antelope
- Sable antelope
- Tsessebe
- Warthog
- Waterbuck
- White rhinoceros
- Zebra
In addition, over 350 species of bird have been recorded in the park.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/borakalalo/
- ^ http://www.ho.org.za/interesting/boragen.rtf
- ^ http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/borakalalo/management_plans.html
- ^ http://www.ho.org.za/interesting/census.rtf
