attractions: Wildlife and Wilderness
1. Wildlife and wilderness |
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2. South African National Parks |
Addo Elephant National Park
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3. South Africa's wildlife wonders |
| Cities have grown, much land has been given over to farming, hunting has wiped out entire herds, and the times when a herd of springbok could take days to pass through a Karoo town are long past. Yet, thanks to the foresight of conservationists past and present, South Africa remains blessed with abundant wildlife. The Big Five Best known are the mammals, and the best known of these are the famous Big Five: elephant, lion, rhino, leopard and buffalo. Not that gira... read more |
4. World heritage in South Africa |
| Did you know that Table Mountain National Park has more plant species in its 22 000 hectares than the British Isles or New Zealand? Or that the Drakensberg has both the highest mountain range in Africa south of Kilimanjaro and the continent's richest concentration of rock art? South Africa is home to eight of the world's official heritage sites, as determined by Unesco's World Heritage Committee. The committee seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservati... read more |
