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By News 24
Jul 26, 2024

New Drakensberg reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

Importantly, the protected area will open a new wildlife migration corridor - allowing migratory animal populations to recover.

The hope is that the park will increase local economic activities such as agriculture and tourism.

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South Africa's Drakensberg mountains have a new 6 500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital grasslands and water sources for millions of people.

It connects a neighbouring world heritage site to another nature reserve, expanding a huge transnational protected area from South Africa to neighbouring Lesotho.