Atherstone Nature Reserve
Reserve in Limpopo province, South Africa
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Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve, also known as the Atherstone Nature Reserve,[1] is a 23,500 hectare reserve situated near Dwaalboom in Limpopo, a province of South Africa. The reserve consists mainly of vast savannah plains with bushveld and Kalahari grasslands ecosystems. Besides antelope, zebra and giraffes, the south-central black rhinoceros and African bush elephants are some of the highlights of Atherstone.[2][3]
| Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve | |
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| Atherstone Nature Reserve | |
 Interactive map of Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve | |
| Location | South Africa |
| Nearest city | Dwaalboom |
| Coordinates | 24°34.491′S 26°47.112′E |
| Area | 23,500 hectares (235 km2) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Governing body | Management Authority is a collaboration between LEDET and Private Land Owners |
History
Norman Edward Atherstone, who was originally a cattle farmer, became the first game farmer in this area and did much to re-introduce some game on his farmland, which was to become Atherstone Game Reserve. He never had a wife nor children and, in his last will, he donated his farms to the former Transvaal Nature Conservation Department. In 1990 the Atherstone Nature Reserve was founded; it became the Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve in 1994, after some private farms were also incorporated into the reserve.
Animals
The following list of animals were taken from a pamphlet of the nature reserve and from iNaturalist observations.[4]
Common animal species found in the reserve:
Common bird species found in the reserve: