Mkhaya Game Reserve

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Mkhaya Game Reserve

IUCN Category II - National Park

Nguni in Mkhaya

Nguni in Mkhaya

location SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland
surface 100.5 km²
WDPA ID 555566984
Geographical location 26 ° 37 ′  S , 31 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 26 ° 37 ′ 10 "  S , 31 ° 44 ′ 29"  E
Mkhaya Game Reserve (Swaziland)
Mkhaya Game Reserve
Setup date 1985
administration Big Game Parks

The Mkhaya Game Reserve ( Mkhaya is the local name of the tree species Senegalia nigrescens ) has been one of six national parks in Swaziland since 1985 . It is operated in a public-private partnership through Big Game Parks , which goes back to Ted Reilly . It was originally set up to protect the Nguni cattle.

The most important and largest animal species in the reserve include the black rhinoceros , warthog , nyala , suni and duiker .

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Wildlife. Big Game Parks. Retrieved February 12, 2018.