Kapama Game Reserve Explained

Kapama Game Reserve
Photo Width:	275
Map:	South Africa Limpopo#South Africa
Location:	Limpopo, South Africa
Nearest Town:	Hoedspruit
Area Ha:	13,000
Established:	1993

Kapama Game Reserve (founded 1993) is a 13,000 hectare privately owned nature reserve in the Limpopo province of South Africa.^[1] It was founded by Johann Roode, who initially bought the land for cattle grazing but realized that the local ecosystem needed to be maintained. He soon started to develop the area as a touristic region and the reserve still belong nowadays to the Roode family.^[2]

Wildlife

Fauna include:^[1]

• African bush elephant
• African buffalo
  • • Southern white rhinoceros Hippopotamus South African giraffe
• Impala
  • Blue wildebeest Kudu
• Lion
• Leopard
• Cheetah (including the King cheetah)
• Spotted hyena
• African Wild Dog (AKA Cape Hunting Dog / Painted Dog)

See also

• Protected areas of South Africa
• Kapama Private Game Reserve: http://www.kapama.com/about/
• Kapama Wildreservat:

Notes and References

1. Web site: SA-Venues . The Kapama Game Reserve . 30 November 2009.
2. Web site: Private luxury safari game lodge with accommodation and spa. Kapama. en-US. 2019-04-03.