Tourism: Kwazulu Natal

South Africa, Hluhluwe · 1995-04-28

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Cachet: Ceratotherium simum (Rhinos).

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TOURISM: KWAZULU/NATAL - Ceratotherium simum The province of KwaZulu/Natal has it all - the champagne air and magnificent scenery of the Drakensberg mountain range, the warm waters and beautiful sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean, the pulsating sophistication of cosmopolitan Durban, and the refreshing peacefulness of the splendid game reserves. Celebrating its centenary in 1995 the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Park boasts a proud record of 100 years of rhinoceros conservation. It holds the largest concentration of black and white rhino in the world and with 2 350 rhino represents 30 per cent of African rhino - in one park! The survival of these endangered animals is achieved by facilitating community to benefit from protecting their wildlife. All southern white rhino in the world come from the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park. In 1900, the Park held between 10 and 20 southern white rhino. By 1961, Operation Rhino was started which involved relocating some rhino to other protected areas. There are now more than 5 800 southern white rhinos distributed throughout Africa. The white or square-lipped rhinoceros is much larger than the black rhinoceros, has a hump on the neck, two horns on the face and a broad, square muzzle adapted for short-grass grazing. TOERISME: KWAZULU/NATAL - Ceratotherium simum Die provinsie KwaZulu/Natal bied werklik alles - die sjampanjelug en manjifieke natuurskoon van die Drakensberge, die warm water en pragtige sandstrande van die Indiese Oseaan, die polsende byderwetsheid van die kosmopoli- tiese stad Durban en die verkwikkende rustigheid van die uitmuntende wildreservate. Die Hluhluwe-Umfolozi-wildtuin vier sy eeufees in 1995 en kyk met trots terug op 'n geskiedenis van 100 jaar se beskerming van die renoster. Dit huisves die grootste swart- en witrenosterbevolking ter wêreld en die 2 350 renos- ters in dié park maak 30 persent van die renosterbevolking van Afrika uit. Die voortbestaan van dié bedreigde diere word bereik deur die ontwikkeling van die gemeenskap en die daarstelling van maniere en middele waardeur die gemeenskap voordeel kan trek uit die beskerming van hulle wild. Al die suidelike witrenosters in die wêreld is uit die Hluhluwe-Umfolozipark afkomstig. In 1900 was daar tussen 10 en 20 suidelike witrenosters in die park. Teen 1961 is Operasie Renoster in werking gestel waardeur etlike witrenosters in ander beskermde gebiede hervestig is. Tans is daar meer as 5 800 suidelike witrenosters in Afrika. Die witrenoster is heelwat groter as die swartrenoster en het 'n skof op sy nek, twee horings op die neus en 'n breë, vierkantige bek wat geskik is om kort gras mee te vreet.