Waterberg Plateau Park

Waterberg Plateau Park IUCN Category II - National Park
Waterberg plateau, view from the campsite
location	Otjozondjupa , Namibia
surface	405 km²
WDPA ID	887
Geographical location	20 ° 28 ′  S , 17 ° 14 ′  E
Setup date	1972
administration	Ministry of Environment and Tourism

The Waterberg Plateau Park is a nature reserve established in Namibia in 1972 . It has an area of ​​405 square kilometers and takes up large parts of the Waterberg in the central northeast of Namibia .

Flora and fauna

Galerella nigrata on the Waterberg

The fauna and flora in the Waterberg Plateau Park is very diverse: 90 mammals , over 200 birds , 13 frogs , 3 turtles , 34 lizards , 45 snakes , approx. 140 lichens and 497 plant species have been observed here .

The nature reserve was created to protect the eland . Through resettlement, there are now also the two rhino species found in Namibia, wide mouth - and black rhino , the only proven healthy groups of African buffalo (in May 2018 about 1600), sable , horses - and Topi and leopards and cheetahs .

The Waterberg was a refuge for the last Cape Vultures in Namibia, which became extinct by the mid-2000s.

The vegetation in the park consists of bush and tree savannah.

tourism

In the national park at the foot of the Waterberg there is a state camp run by Namibia Wildlife Resorts . There are several short hiking trails around it. There are numerous other hiking trails with shelters on and up the Waterberg .

Web links

Commons : Waterberg  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• World Database on Protected Areas - Waterberg-Plateau-Park (English)
• Official Park brochure (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Buffalo population at Waterberg concerns farmers. Namibia Press Agency, May 15, 2018.
2. ^ John Mendelson, Maria Diekmann: Some findings from tracking Cape Vultures in Namibia .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Retrieved March 2, 2017.  
3. ^ Waterberg Plateau Park. Ministry of Environment & Tourism. (PDF) Retrieved August 4, 2017.