词条 | Hlane Royal National Park |
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FeaturesIt is Eswatini's largest protected area[5] and park.[1] The park and its adjacent dispersal areas covers {{convert|30,000|ha|km2|lk=in}} of Swazi bushveld.[3] It is a flat lowland area, covered with ancient hardwood trees like knobthorn, leadwood and tambuti, with some grasslands and shallow pans.[3] FaunaHlane is home to the lion, elephant, giraffe, and white rhinoceros.[3] Wildebeest, zebra and impala herds are attracted to the waterholes during the dry winter months, June to September.[3] After a long absence, cheetah populations have been reintroduced in this park. It has an abundant and diverse bird life, including the highest density of nesting white-backed vultures in Africa.[3] Raptors include martial eagles, bateleurs, and long-crested eagles, as well as several species of vultures including white-backed, white-headed, lappetfaced and the occasional Cape vulture. It has the southernmost nesting site of the marabou stork.[3] AccommodationA network of game-viewing roads criss-cross the park's flat terrain. Accommodation is available in thatched huts and cottages at two different sites.[3] The main site is near the park entrance from MR3, Hlane Camp. The other site is Bhubesi Camp, almost at the northern end of the park. The road between them requires high clearance to navigate, so with a normal car it is best to drive all the way around the park to get between them. TransportThe park was bisected by the MR3 Highway in the 1960s, under pressure from sugar estates at the park's borders. They claimed that the highway would cause no environmental damage, but now hundreds of antelopes, wild boar, buffaloes and other game are struck by vehicles each year.[6] See also
References1. ^1 2 South Africa, page 815 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.game-reserve.com/swaziland_hlane.html|title=Swaziland - Hlane Royal Game Reserve|publisher=Game-Reserve.com|accessdate=2009-10-08}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://www.biggameparks.org/3parks_hlane.html|title=Hlane Royal National Park|work=biggameparks.org|publisher=Big Game Parks|accessdate=2009-10-08|location=Malkerns, Swaziland}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ecs.co.sz/bsap/chapter3.htm|title=The Swaziland National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 1999|publisher=Environmental Centre for Swaziland|accessdate=2009-10-15}} 5. ^Fitzpatrick, page 558 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=17908|title=A Fierce Battle over Construction of New Road|last=Hall|first=James|publisher=Inter Press Service|accessdate=2009-10-19|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030501185526/http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=17908|archivedate=2003-05-01|df=}} Sources
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