Empisini Nature Reserve
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Empisini Nature Reserve was established in 1973[1][2] and is situated in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The reserve is approximately 60 ha in extent[2][3] and is owned by the borough of uMkhomanzi[4] which has been incorporated into the eThekwini municipality.[5] Empisini is managed jointly by eThekwini[3] and the Umkomaas centre of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa.[4] Empisini takes its name from a perennial stream which flows through it, and means "Place of the Hyena" in isiZulu.[6] The reserve consists of coastal forest, wetlands, grassy slopes[6] and a dam.[1] Infrastructure consists of hiking trails, demarcated picnic sites, overnight cabins, and a tree house.[6]