Some information about Hluhluwe Imfolozi GR.
Hluhluwe Imfolozi is one of South Africa's most popular game
parks affording visitors fascinating wildlife encounters. The wide
range of plant life in the park gives rise to a diversity of
mammals, birdlife, reptiles and amphibians. The BIG FIVE - lion,
rhino (back & white) elephant, buffalo and leopard are all to
be seen in the park, as well as a variety of other species,
including cheetah, wild dog and giraffe. It is also one of the best
places in the world to see nyala.
When uncontrolled hunting brought many game species to the brink
of local extinction, Hluhluwe and Imfolozi were set aside as
protected areas for game in 1895. Through good conservation
practices and the world famous project "Operation Rhino", the white
rhino population was brought back from extinction in this park.
Numbering less than 20 animals in 1900 they now number in excess of
10 000 world wide. KZN Wildlife boasts one of the best conservation
teams in the world, and enjoys international acclaim for its
conservation efforts, not least in the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park.
More information:
http://www.kznwildlife.com/site/conservation/wildlife/birding/birding_Hotspots/Hluhluwe/
Small note on cache maintenance: Friends in
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