Timbavati Game Reserve
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| Timbavati Game Reserve | |
 Leopard at Tanda Tula camp |
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| Location | Limpopo South Africa |
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| Nearest city | Nelspruit |
| Coordinates | 23°15′00″S 31°22′00″E / 23.25°S 31.3666667°ECoordinates: 23°15′00″S 31°22′00″E / 23.25°S 31.3666667°E |
| Area | 53,392 hectares (533.92 km2)[1][2] |
| Established | 1956[3][4] |
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The Timbavati Game Reserve is located to the north of the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve on the western edge of Kruger National Park.
The Reserve was established in 1956 by like-minded game farmers with the creation of the Timbavati Association. The association has 50 members and covers 53,392 hectares (533.92 km2).[2][1]Timbavati is part of Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) and the fences separating Timbavati from the other member reserves in the APNR and from the Kruger National Park has been removed.[5] Wildlife, including lion, elephant, cheetah and other species roam freely between the these reserves.
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[edit] Geography
The Timbavati comprises various smaller private game reserves, including Motswari Game Reserve, Ngala Game Reserve, Tanda Tula Game Reserve and Umlani Game Reserve.
Rainfall in the area is around 500mm per annum. The Timbavati lies at an altitude of 140m to 600m above sea level.
[edit] Flora and fauna
The Timbavati is home to:
- Over 40 mammals, including the Big Five: Lion, African elephant, African Buffalo, African leopard and black rhinoceros.
- Over 360 bird species.
- 79 species of reptile.
- 49 species of fish.
- 85 listed species of tree.
[edit] White lions
Lions with a recessive gene causing the coats to be snow white (though not albino) reappeared in the Timbavati in 2006 after an absence of many years.[6]
[edit] Travel
The Timbavati is approximately 5 or 6 hours by car from Johannesburg. Normal passenger vehicles can reach all lodges within the reserve.
Regularly scheduled, daily flights are available from Johannesburg and Cape Town to local airports.
[edit] Accommodation
[edit] Malaria
Malaria is present in the area.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (TPNR)". Simbavati River Lodge. http://simbavati.com/timbavati-private-nature-reserve.html. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ a b Turner, Jason (November 2005). "The impact of lion predation on the large ungulates of the Associated Private Nature Reserves, South Africa.". Pretoria: University of Pretoria. pp. p.49 & 56. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07032007-141407/. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Harrison, Philip (2004). Ecotravel. Volume 2 of South Africa's top sites. New Africa Books. pp. p. 42. ISBN 086486566X.
- ^ Oosthuizen, Johan (2009). "The Development of an Integrated wildlife disease surveillance and monitoring system for the disease management in free ranging wildlife in the Greater Kruger National Park". http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/10500/2961/1/dissertation_Oosthuizen_%20j.pdf. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Save the Elephants Annual Report (2008)". Save the Elephants. August 2008. pp. p.13. http://savetheelephants.nexxus.info/files/pdf/publications/2008%20STE%20DONOR%20REPORT%20Final%20Save%20the%20Elephants.pdf. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Macleod, Fiona (2005-03-18). "White lions return to Timbavati". Mail & Guardian. http://www.mg.co.za/article/2005-03-18-white-lions-return-to-timbavati. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION OF MALARIA IN SOUTH AFRICA". South African Department of Health. pp. 40. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/factsheets/guidelines/malaria/prevention.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
