Wild South Africa Book

	Photographic Acknowledgements	8
	Acknowledgements	9
	Foreword	11
	Introduction
	A Land of Beauty and Diversity	14
	Geology	18
	Geography and Climate	20
	South Africa's Indigenous People	21
	Plant Life	24
	Animal Life	30
	Birdlife	44
	Insects	46
	Wild South Africa at Risk	48
	Conservation in South Africa	51
	New Challenges Facing Wild South Africa	52
	Wild South Africa: The Future	55
	Focus on the Eastern Coastal Plain	58
	Kosi System	64
	Lake Sibaya	68
	Mgobezeleni Lake System	72
	St Lucia Estuary	74
	Tembe Elephant Park	78
	Mkuzi Game Reserve	82
	Ndumo Game Reserve	86
	Focus on the Coast	92
	Maputaland's Marine Reserves	96
	The Wild Coast	98
	Dwesa and Cwebe Nature Reserves	106
	Tsitsikamma National Park	108
	West Coast National Park	116
	Focus on the Bushveld	122
	Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve	126
	Kruger National Park	130
	The Waterberg	140
	Pilanesberg National Park	144
	Madikwe Game Reserve	146
	Focus on the Deserts	150
	Kalahari Gemsbok National Park	156
	Augrabies Falls National Park	160
	Karoo National Park	164
	Richtersveld National Park	170
	Focus on the Mountains	176
	Mont-aux-Sources and Royal Natal National Park	182
	Giant's Castle Game Reserve	186
	The Cedarberg	192
	Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area	196
	Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve	198
	Summary of South Africa's Conservation Areas	200
	Bibliography	202
	Index	204