Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, Table View, Western Cape
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Nature Reserves in Cape Town, South Africa
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1. Blaauwberg Conservation Area
2. Bracken Nature Reserve
3. De Hel Nature Area
4. Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
5. Die Oog Conservation Area
6. Diep River Fynbos Corridor
7. Durbanville Nature Reserve
8. Edith Stephens Wetland Park
9. Glencairn Wetland
10. Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
11. Helderberg Nature Reserve
12. Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area
13. Kogelberg Nature Reserve
14. Lourens River Protected Natural Environment
15. Lower Silvermine River Wetlands
16. Macassar Dunes Conservation Area
17. Mamre Nature Garden
18. Meadowridge Common
19. Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve
20. Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary
21. Rietvlei Wetland Reserve
22. Rondebosch Common
23. Rondevlei Nature Reserve
24. Silvermine Nature Reserve
25. Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site
26. Table Bay Nature Reserve
27. Tygerberg Nature Reserve
28. Uitkamp Wetlands
29. Witzands Aquifer Conservation Area
30. Wolfgat Nature Reserve
31. Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
32. Zoarvlei Wetlands
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A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of wild nature for posterity and as a symbol of national pride.
An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on
Protected Areas, has defined National Park as its Category II type of protected areas.
While this type of national park had been proposed previously, the United States established the first public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, Yellowstone National Park, in 1872. Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a national park in its establishing law, it was always termed such in practice and is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. Some would say that the first official
national park to be designated as such at its creation was Mackinac Island, legislated in 1875. Australia's Royal
National Park, established in 1879, was the world's third official national park. In 1895 ownership of Mackinac Island was transferred to the State of Michigan as a state park and national park status was consequently lost. As a result Australia's Royal National Park is by some considerations the second oldest national park now in existence.
The largest national park in the world meeting the IUCN definition is the Northeast Greenland National Park, which was established in 1974. According to the IUCN, 6,555 national parks worldwide met its criteria in 2006. IUCN is still discussing the parameters of defining a national park.
National parks are almost always open to visitors. Most national parks provide outdoor recreation and camping opportunities as well as classes designed to educate the public on the importance of conservation and the natural wonders of the land in which the national park is located.
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RIETVLEI NATURE RESERVE - SOUTH AFRICA
For sure one of my favourite places in Johannesburg, Gauteng! This amazing nature reserve has almost everything you could want nature-wise in South Africa's biggest city. Perfect for day trips and getting a good ol nature and wildlife fix.
I visited Rietvlei on my latest trip to SA and this video shows you all the highlights from a great day out in nature :)
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A visit to Rondevlei Nature Reserve
Just a day visit to Rondevlei Nature Reserve to video birds.
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Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Johannesburg✔
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Situated 18km from the centre of Tshwane, the 3 800-hectare Rietvlei Nature Reserve surrounds the magnificent Rietvlei Dam which supplies Pretoria with 15% of its water. The reserve comprises endangered Bankenveld grassland and is home to approximately 2 000 animals including cheetah, leopard, buffalo, white rhino and a host of buck, making it one of the better populated game reserves in Gauteng.
Blaauwberg Hill || Things to do in Cape Town
We had permission to fly the drone over the reserve.
The Blaauwberg Nature Reserve (BBNR) is a unique area of approximately 2 000 ha comprising a rich mosaic of natural, cultural and historical elements. It is within the growth corridor of the City and is therefore placed under extreme pressure from the direct threats of urban development.
Vision of the BBNR: To conserve, protect and enhance the unique diversity of natural, historical and cultural resources of this area for the sustainable enjoyment and development of present and future generations through education.
Mission of the BBNR: Through judicious land acquisition and the development of economically viable conservation and education-related facilities and activities, we aim to secure the protection of the entire area and ensure its long-term sustainability based on sound ecological and cultural values.
History of the Reserve
The BBNR has been a concept since the 1980s. In 1996, conservation area status was conferred on public-owned portions of land, as well as a section of private land comprising the site of the Battle of Blaauwberg, in terms of the National Monuments Act (Act 28 of 1969). A proposed boundary for the reserve was also gazetted. In 2000, the Blaauwberg Conservation Area development and management plan and its recommendations were approved by the then Cape Metropolitan Council and Blaauwberg Municipality. One of the key programmes in the plan was the Land Consolidation Programme, which has resulted in three of the five private landholdings having been incorporated into BBNR in 2002, 2005 and 2010 respectively. The programme is ongoing. Of special note is the 462 km² that was donated to the reserve by Garden Cities.
In 2006, the Western Cape Member of the Executive Council for Environmental Affairs and Development Planning granted approval for the establishment of the Blaauwberg Conservation Area local nature reserve in P.N. 345/2006 dated 27 Oct 2006. The provincially-owned portions of the reserve were proclaimed as Blaauwberg Provincial Nature Reserve by means of P.N. 06/2007 dated 2 Mar 2007. The City of Cape Town manages both its own and the provincially-owned land as a single entity called Blaauwberg Nature Reserve.
The official office of the BBNR is at Eerstesteen, on Otto du Plessis Rd between Bloubergstrand and Melkbosstrand.
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Low Wind Spock @ Rietvlei, Cape Town feb. 2009
Paarl Mountain Reserve
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Wetlands - a bird's eye view
Drone technology was used to produce aerial footage of 3 wetlands in the Western Cape, South Africa. This video gives a short overview how the production was done. The production was part of a project to promote Ramsar wetlands in Southern Africa as potential eco-tourism destinations. Visit saramsar.com for more information.
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RietVlei Drive
The Rietvlei Nature Reserve is located in Pretoria and is about 3,800 hectares (38 km2)[1] in size. Located within the reserve is the Rietvlei Dam.
The Rietvlei Nature Reserve surrounds and include the Rietvlei dam and is situated south east of Pretoria, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, between the R21 highway (OR Tambo Airport highway) on the western side and the R50 (Delmas / Babsfontein) road on the north-east (Figure 2.2). The site lies in the quarter degree grid square 2528CD (Rietvlei Dam), between 25º50’S and 25º56’S latitude and 28º15'E and 28º19'E longitude. The mean elevation above sea level is approximately 1 525 meters, with the highest point at 1 542 m and the lowest point at 1 473 m (at the dam’s outflow). The reserve covers a surface area of approximately 3 870 ha or 38 km² and a network of roads cross the entire area, which makes the reserve accessible to visitors and management.
Flora and fauna[edit]
Trees[edit]
Both indigenous and exotic species of trees can be found in the reserve.
List of trees in the reserve[3] [show]
Birds[edit]
There are an estimated 319 species of birds that make use of the reserve, of which 272 species have been confirmed.[3]
Mammals[edit]
The reserve carries around 1600 individual mammals. Blesbuck, Black wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Eland, Common zebra, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Springbuck, Mountain Reedbuck, Steenbok, Grey Duiker, Oribi, Leopard, Buffalo, White Rhino, and Hippopotamus can all be found in the reserve.[2][4] Currently there are also 4 lionesses and a lion kept in a separate enclosure on the reserve.
List of mammals in the reserve[3] [show]
Threats to the reserve[edit]
The reserve is situated in Gauteng, one of the highest population density areas in South Africa. As such it is constantly under threat by human expansion and development.
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality's proposed Benoni landfill site.[5]
Upstream pollution of the Rietvlei Dam and wetland areas.[6][7]
See also[edit]
Rietvlei Dam
Protected areas of South Africa
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Rietvlei Nature Reserve: Historic Background. City of Tshwane. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
^ Jump up to: a b Marais, Riaan (November 2004). A Plant Ecological Study of the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province. City of Tshwane. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
^ Jump up to: a b c Rietvlei Nature Reserve (Booklet issued to visitors at the reserve). City of Tshwane.
Jump up ^ Rietvlei Nature Reserve: General Information. City of Tshwane. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
Jump up ^ Rietvlei Dam under threat from planned site. Independent Online (South Africa). 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
Jump up ^ van Eeden, Pieter H. (2004). Comments on beak deformities at Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve. Afring News. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
Jump up ^ Rietvlei rehabilitation project aids in water purification. South African National Biodiversity Institute. September 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.[dead link]
External links[edit]
Media related to Rietvlei Nature Reserve at Wikimedia Commons
City of Tshwane page on Rietvlei
Friends of Rietvlei
Rietvlei Nature Reserve travel guide from Wikivoyage
Rietvlei Dam Time Lapse
Time lapse of a post mountain biking bbq.
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Helderbergplaas , great place for a braai and other outdoor activities
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Morning Game Drive
Great animal sightings for Bomani and Camelthorn guests on a wet season morning game drive
SA Ramsar - False Bay Nature Reserve
False Bay Nature Reserve, a mere 25km from Cape Town city center, is South Africa's 22nd Ramsar wetland. It is a unique wetland due to its urban location, and focuses on both conservation and recreation. This video gives you a brief overview what to expect.
Rietvlei Nature Reserve
A Saturday drive through the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, a few miles south of Pretoria.