Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve
Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve | |
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Location | Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Coordinates | 24°57′18″S 30°38′02″E / 24.955°S 30.634°E |
Area | 25.6069 km2 (9.8869 sq mi) |
Established | 22 September 1954 |
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Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve Mpumalanga, Situated on the edge of the highveld plateau, the reserve covers an area of 2,400 ha around the dam which impounds a stretch of the Ohrigstad River.[1][2]
Biodiversity
[edit]The near threatened grey rhebok is thought to be locally extinct in the reserve; it has not been seen since 2013.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ South Africa: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa. South African Department of Information. 1989. ISBN 978-0-7970-1729-0.
- ^ "Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve". www.mpumalanga.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ IUCN (20 May 2016). Pelea capreolus: Taylor, A., Cowell, C. & Drouilly, M.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T16484A50192715 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2017-2.rlts.t16484a50192715.en.