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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Gemsbok Oryx gazella, Anysberg Nature Reserve
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Location of the reserve in the Western Cape
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Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
Nearest city | Laingsburg |
Coordinates | 33°31′S 20°37′E / 33.517°S 20.617°ECoordinates: 33°31′S 20°37′E / 33.517°S 20.617°E |
Area | 625 km2 (241 sq mi) |
Established | 1988 |
Governing body | CapeNature |
http://www.capenature.org.za/reserves.htm?reserve=Anysberg+Nature+Reserve |
The Anysberg Nature Reserve of 62,500 ha is situated in the western Kleinkaroo region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. The central mountain is named after Anise, Pimpinella anisum, which is found here. The reserve was established in 1988 to conserve Succulent and Fynbos flora in the Cape Fold Belt, and to reintroduce game which formerly occurred here.
The nearest towns are Laingsburg and Ladismith, which are both about 55 km from the main reserve entrance.
Landscape, Anysberg Nature Reserve
Succulents Gibbaeum pubescens, Anysberg Nature Reserve
Succulents, Anysberg Nature Reserve
Succulents (Aizoaceae), Anysberg Nature Reserve