2. Eastern Transvaal – Mpumalunga
3. Gauteng
4. Noroeste
Neste país encontramos a subespécie girafa-sul-africana!
Localização – extremo sul da África. Características – litoral estreito; planalto (maior parte) limitado por escarpas íngremes (O); montes Drakensberg e baixos platôs.
A divisão administrativa da África do Sul é de 9 Províncias. Conheça cada uma delas clicando nas regiões do país ou nos nomes ao lado:
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1. Northern Transvaal – Limpopo
2. Eastern Transvaal – Mpumalunga 3. Gauteng 4. Noroeste |
Nota: Garden Route Game and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges: • Tsitsikamma • Botlierskop • Garden Route • Lakes Area National Park • Karoo National Park
Nota: Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, early written records described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character." The Giraffe moves about the semi-arid regions in groups. Its height allows it to keep in contact with other giraffes over large distances as well as spotting predators from afar. It is not uncommon to see other animals following a giraffe using it as an early predator warning system. See Giraffe at Game Reserves and Game Lodges in: Eastern Cape · Limpopo · North West · Mpumalanga · Gauteng · Free State · KwaZulu Natal · Western Cape · Garden Route · Kruger National Park · Northern Cape · Namibia · Botswana
A região do Cabo, na África do Sul, compreende como se fossem 3 grandes “Estados” do país: chamados de Províncias Norte, Leste e Oeste do Cabo.
Os Parques Nacionais da África do Sul (SANParks – South African National Parks) manages um sistema de parques which represents the indigenous fauna, flora, landscapes and associated cultural heritage do país.
Alguns dos mais importantes Parques ou Reservas são: Addo Elefante, Agulhas, Augrabies, Bontebok, Cape Peninsula, Golden Gate, Karoo, Kgalagadi, Knysna, Kruger, Marakele, Mountain Zebra, Namaqua, Pilanesberg, Richtersveld, Tankwa Karoo, Tsitsikamma, Vaalbos, Vhembe Dongola, Wilderness e West Coast.
Veja girafas em Game Reserves e Game Lodges em:
Na Província Norte do Cabo (bem na fronteira com a Namíbia e Botsuana) existem girafas...
Na Província Oeste do Cabo (onde ficam a Cidade do Cabo e o Cabo da Boa Esperança) penso que não existem girafas... E na Província Leste do Cabo (ao redor do Reinado do Lesoto) também não acretido que existam girafas, pois é uma região muito montanhosa, onde fica o Parque das Zebras da Montanha...
Na região Leste do país, nas Províncias KwaZulu Natal e Transvaal tenho certeza absoluta que existem girafas, e muitas... é a região onde se localizam o Limpopo, Mpumalanga e o Parque Nacional Kruger... Lá, segundo os guias que informam aos turistas sobre qualquer dúvida a respeito dos animais, elas têm o nome científico: Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa...
Bem no centro do país, na Província de Free State...
Na região norte do país, nas Províncias de Gauteng e Noroeste, são poucas as girafas, as quais podem ser vistas na Reserva Natural Pilanesberg ou na Reserva Krugersdorp...
Talvez, um dia, antes da colonização, até poderia existir girafa nas Províncias do Cabo, isso explica o nome científico Giraffa camelopardalis capensis...
Cartão-postal com imagem: “The Northern Eastern – Transvaal” que deve ser uma pintura de H. Warner, editado por Tuck & Sons, Inglaterra... Adquirido de Rosana...
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TRANSVAAL NORTE (LIMPOPO)
TRANSVAAL LESTE (MPUMALANGA)
1. Northern Transvaal – Limpopo (Limpopo
Game and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Mapungubwe National Park (Limpopo Province, the park was listed as a World
Heritage Site in July 2003 - WHS) • Balule • Edeni • Kapama • Karongwe • Klaserie
• Kololo Game Reserve • Kruger (North) • Lapalala • Mabalingwe • Mabula • Makapansgat
• Manyeleti • Marakele • Modjadji Cycad Reserve • Motswari • Nylsvlei • Shakama
• Soutpansberg • Thornybush • Timbavati • Umhlametsi • Waterberg • Welgevonden
• Mohlabetsi • Hans Merensky Reserve
2. Eastern Transvaal – Mpumalunga (Mpumalanga
Game and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Kruger National Park • Sabi Sands • Mthethomusha • Loskop Dam • Blyde River
Canyon • Gustav Klingbiel Reserve • Steenkampsberg Reserve • Ohrigstad Dam Reserve
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Reservas particulares (Private Game Reserve):
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NORTE DO CABO
= 9. Norte do Cabo (Northen Cape
Game and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Parque Transfronteiriço
Kgalagadi, the park comprises 2 million hectares of sparsely vegetated,
red sand dunes and dry riverbeds) • Karoo Gariep Conservancy • Tswalu Desert
Reserve • Augrabies Falls National Park • Kalahari National Park • Richtersveld
• Vaalbos National Park • Goegap • Spitskop • Witsand Nature Reserve • Tankwa
Karoo National Park
Parque Nacional Bontebok
Parque Nacional Gemsbok Kalahari (Kalahari Gemsbok National Park) – Deserto
de Kalahari (África do Sul, Botsuana e Namíbia)
LESTE DO CABO
= 7. Leste do Cabo (Eastern Cape Game
and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Addo Elephant National Park (1931) • Shamwari Game Reserve • Amakhala • Blaauwbosch
• Bushman Sands • Camdeboo National Park • Kariega • Koffylaagte • Lalibela
• Mountain Zebra National Park (1937) • Sibuya • Cape Recife • Woody Cape •
Thomas Baines • Groendal Wilderness
Parque Nacional Zuurberg (Zuurberg National Park)
Parque Nacional Tsitsikamma (Tsitsikama National Park), Garden Route
Reserva e Rio da Montanha Kamenyala (Kamenyala Mountain, River & Game Reserve)
OESTE DO CABO
= 8. Oeste do Cabo (Western Cape Game
and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Sanbona • Table Mountain Park • Bontebok • Agulhas • Kogelberg • Ko-Ka Tsara
• Karoo • Swartberg • West Coast National Park • Hottentots Holland • Groot
Winterhoek • De Hoop • Cederberg • Anysberg • Silvermine • Bird Island • Marloth
• Limietberg • Vrolijkheid
Cape Town | Ilha Robben (sítio cultural, considerado Patrimônio Mundial, tombado pela UNESCO) | Reserva Natural da Boa Esperança ou Parque Nacional da Península do Cabo
ESTADO LIVRE
DE ORANGE = 5. Estado Livre de
Orange (Free State Game and Nature Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Gariep Dam Nature Reserve • Golden Gate Highlands National Park • Sterkfontein
Dam • Willem Pretorius Game reserve • Soetdoring Dam • Sandveld Nature Reserve
Fossil Hunting | Parque Nacional Ukhahlamba
3. Gauteng (Gauteng Game and Nature Reserves
and Game Lodges)
• Krugersdorp Reserve • Leeuwkloof Valley • Plumari Ranch • Heia Safari • Nooitgedacht
• Rietvlei Nature Reserve • Suikerbosrand
4. Noroeste (North West Province and Nature
Reserves and Game Lodges)
• Madikwe Game Reserve • Pilanesberg National Park (Pilanesberg Game Reserve,
the park covers 55000 ha and is the fourth largest in southern Africa) • Rustenburg
Reserve • Boskop Dam • Barberspan Bird Sanctuary • Borakalalo National Park
• Bloemhof Dam Reserve • Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve • Kgaswane Mountain Reserve
• Wolwespruit Nature Reserve
Johanesburgo, Pretória, Soweto, Sun City | Parque dos Leões | Parque Nacional Borakalalo | Reserva Krugersdorp
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Kosi Bay Nature Reserve
Parque Nacional Nwanedi
Parque Madikwe – Vários antílopes e outros herbívoros têm sido re-introduzidos em Madikwe. Esses animais vêm de diferentes reservas da África do Sul and were free-released into the park – i.e., they are not held in a boma before release. Species that have been re-established in Madikwe include zebra, eland, springbok and red hartebeest. Species such as wildebeest and giraffe have done exceptionally well since their introduction. Aproximadamente de 50 a 60 girafas foram re-introduzidas em Madikwe, and their numbers had increased to around 140 by the middle of 1996. Always a favourite with tourists, this elegant animal is often seen on game drives in the park.
Girafas em Madkwe são muito frequentes...
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Reserva Makalali – Existem 4 acampamentos, a 4:30 horas de carro de Johannesburgo. A idéia do empreendimento ecoturístico de Makalali foi do californiano George Smith.
Reserva Mountain Pastures – An experience for local and international guests that must not be missed. Hunting packages.
Reserva San Valley – A mountain retreat on a game farm offers the visitor a relaxing and enjoyable stay – Self catering facilities.
Reserva Timbila – At Timbila we want you to be able to explore and experience on foot what nature offers. Here you will discover that there is no wealth, but life.
Umgamanzi Game Lodge e Safaris – Private game ranch 40 minutes from P.E. airport. Fully fenced with an abundance of animal and bird life. Guests are accommodated in 5 stone, thatched chalets with their own bathrooms and viewing deck overlooking a watering hole. Full restaurant and licensed bar facilities available. Game drives, hiking, hunting etc offered.
Referências que comprovam girafas neste país:
South Africa Explored with SA-Venues.com – http://www.sa-venues.com/ (excelente site)
South African National Parks
Reservations@parks-sa.co.za – http://www.parks-sa.co.za/
South Africa – http://www.southafrica.net/
KZN Wildlife – http://www.kznwildlife.co.za/phongolo_dest.htm
Livro sobre Parques e Reservas
Skinner, J. D. and Smithers, R. H. N. (1990)
The mammals of the Southern African subregion.
University of Pretoria.
Livro (abaixo): National Parks and Other Wild Places of Southern Africa. Autor: Roger de la Harpe e Brian Johnson Barker, etc. Publisher: C. Struik, S. Africa. ISBN: 1 86872 212 0. Data de publicação: 09/1999. Páginas: 176. Formato: Hardcover 30cm x 24cm.
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Struik New Holland Publishers. Our aim was to produce not only a strong visual portfolio, but also a book packed with useful information for the traveller. The reader friendly narrative, by Brian Johnston Barker, highlights the subcontinent's finest ecotourism destinations. Maps and fact-filled boxes compliment the text. This book is a detailed and visually stunning guide to 30 of the sub-continent's finest ecotourism destinations, from the steamy lushness of Zululand in the east, through the famed Kruger National Park and Botswana's great Okavango wetlands, to Namibia's arid Etosha in the west, and then north to the mighty Zambesi River.
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