Associated Private Nature Reserves, (APNR), is an association of privately owned nature reserves bordering on the Kruger National Park. Collectively they represent 1,800 square kilometres (180,000 ha)[1] of land dedicated to conservation. In June 1993 the fences between Kruger National Park and the APNR were removed.[2][1][3]

The following reserves are members of the APNR:

Sunset over the Olifants River in the Balule Nature Reserve
  • Balule Nature Reserve, also known as Bulule Private Game Reserve [4]
    • Greater Olifants River Conservancy
    • Olifants West Game Reserve
    • York Game Reserve
    • Parsons Game Reserve
    • Olifants North Game Reserve
    • Grietjie Game Reserve.
    • Mohlabetsi South Nature Reserve (Including Jejane Private Nature Reserve).
    • Mohlabetsi River Nature Reserve.
  • Kapama Game Reserve, also known as Kapama Private Game Reserve.
  • Klaserie Game Reserve, also known as Klaserie Private Nature Reserve.
  • Timbavati Game Reserve, also known as Timbavati Private Game Resereve.
  • Thornybush Game Reserve, also known as Thornybush Private Game Reserve.
  • Umbabat Game Reserve, also known as Umbabat Private Game Reserve

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Save the Elephants Annual Report (2008)" (PDF). Save the Elephants. August 2008. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Herbert Prins; Jan Geu Grootenhuis; Thomas T. Dolan (6 December 2012). Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 270–. ISBN 978-94-011-4012-6.
  3. ↑ Turner, Jason (November 2005). "The impact of lion predation on the large ungulates of the Associated Private Nature Reserves, South Africa". Pretoria: University of Pretoria. pp. 49 & 56. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Management Plan for Olifants West Nature Reserve". October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.


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