Fauna & Flora

Fauna

Vast and varied communities of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, arachnids & invertebrates inhabit the reserve. Thus far 137 birds from birds of prey, forest and grassland species have been identified on the Reserve.

Some of the larger more common mammals being:

  • Baboon
  • Vervet Monkey
  • Porcupine
  • Kudu
  • Zebra
  • Blue Wildebeest
  • Sable Antelope
  • Giraffe
  • Impala
  • Jackal
  • Blesbuck

A bird checklist is also available to ensure you get the most of your birding experience.

Flora

There are 164 indiginous trees and shrubs species identified on Wildebeesthoek Nature Reserve. All these species have identification tags.

An information booklet is available to provide intresting facts and medicinal uses of some of these species.

A tree check list is also available to help identify the tree and shrubs when walking on the numerous trails on the reserve.