Kap River Nature Reserve | |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Nearest City: | Port Alfred |
Coordinates: | -33.468°N 27.0639°W |
Established: | 23 November 1990 |
Kap River Nature Reserve is a nature reserve that lies between the confluence of the Kap River and the southern bank of the Great Fish River near Port Alfred.[1] [2] Neighbouring it is the Great Fish River Mouth Wetland Nature Reserve.
This 262.75ha reserve was designated in 1990.
The reserve hosts 300 species of birds, including African finfoot, black-headed heron, crowned eagle, hornbill, lanner falcon, martial eagle and rock kestrel.[3]
Mammals found in the reserve are Cape bushbuck, duiker, giraffe, impala, red hartebeest, reedbuck, warthog and zebra.
There's hiking, mountain biking, canoeing and fishing (with permits) at the reserve.