Annex 2: Key sites Estimated Protection International Country Name Area (ha) Lat Long Protected Area Names numbers Status Designation Southern African Grey Crowned Crane KwaZulu-Natal Mistbelt Moist Drakensberg Grasslands foothill grasslands of IBA, Franklin South the southern 30o 14’ 48.58” 29o 20’ 40.99” 670 000 2 500 Largely unprotected Unprotected Vlei IBA, Africa Zulu Natal and S E Mount Curry northern Eastern Nature Reserve Cape Provinces IBA, Penny Park IBA Enkangala Grasslands, straddling northern Kwamandlangimpisi Protected South KwaZulu-Natal, 27° 21’ 03.96” 30° 07’ 58.63” Largely 1 600 000 600 Environment, but largely Grasslands IBA Africa southern S E unprotected unprotected Mpumalanga and the north-eastern Free State Umgeni Vlei is a Ramsar Site; Umvoti Vlei South KwaZulu-Natal 29° 29’ 21.74” 30° 12’ 59.31” IBA; Hlatikulu 280 800 150 Largely unprotected Unprotected Africa Midlands S E Nature Reserve IBA, Karkloof Nature Reserve IBA Mpumalanga Verloren Valei Highveld Grasslands, Nature Reserve encompassing in Chrissiesmeer Protected is a Ramsar South particular 25° 40’ 58.42” 30° 00’ 58.50’ Environment; Greater Lakenvlei Limited Site, 280 000 300 Africa Chrissiesmeer Lakes S E Protected Environment; Verloren protection District and Valei Nature Reserve IBA, Steenkampsberg Wet Chrissies Pans Grasslands IBA
Annex 2: Key sites Country Name Area (ha) Lat Long Estimated numbers Protected Area Names Protection Status International Designation Southern African Grey Crowned Crane South Africa Moist Drakensberg foothill grasslands of the southern Natal and northern Eastern Cape Provinces 670 000 30o 14’ 48.58” S 29o 20’ 40.99” E 2 500 Largely unprotected Unprotected KwaZulu-Natal Mistbelt Grasslands IBA, Franklin Vlei IBA, Mount Curry Nature Reserve IBA, Penny Park IBA South Africa Enkangala Grasslands, straddling northern KwaZulu-Natal, southern Mpumalanga and the north-eastern Free State 1 600 000 27° 21’ 03.96” S 30° 07’ 58.63” E 600 Kwamandlangimpisi Protected Environment, but largely unprotected Largely unprotected Grasslands IBA South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Midlands 280 800 29° 29’ 21.74” S 30° 12’ 59.31” E 150 Largely unprotected Unprotected Umgeni Vlei is a Ramsar Site; Umvoti Vlei IBA; Hlatikulu Nature Reserve IBA, Karkloof Nature Reserve IBA South Africa Mpumalanga Highveld Grasslands, encompassing in particular Chrissiesmeer Lakes District and Steenkampsberg Wet Grasslands 280 000 25° 40’ 58.42” S 30° 00’ 58.50’ E 300 Chrissiesmeer Protected Environment; Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment; Verloren Valei Nature Reserve Limited protection Verloren Valei Nature Reserve is a Ramsar Site, IBA, Chrissies Pans IBA Zulu
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