Kragga Kamma Game Park

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Kragga Kamma Game Park
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South African giraffe calf suckling on mother
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Location Eastern Cape, South Africa
Nearest city Port Elizabeth
Coordinates 33°59′17″S25°27′25″E / 33.988°S 25.457°E / -33.988; 25.457 Coordinates: 33°59′17″S25°27′25″E / 33.988°S 25.457°E / -33.988; 25.457
Area203 ha (500 acres) [1]
Established2001 [2]
Visitors50 000 [3] (in 2010)
Governing bodyPrivate Ownership
www.kraggakamma.com

The Kragga Kamma Game Park is a small reserve within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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One of the cheetahs featured in the movie Duma used to reside at Kragga Kamma. He died towards the end of November 2011 from kidney failure which is not unusual for wild cats in captivity.

The first leg of HaMerotz LaMillion 1 and the fourth leg of The Amazing Race Australia 1 included a visit to Kragga Kamma. [4] [5]

Fauna

The Kragga Kamma Game Park is home to the southern white rhinoceros, South African cheetah, Burchell's zebra, South African giraffe, nyala, bontebok, lechwe and African buffalo.

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References

  1. "2.7 Ecosystem Protection Level within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Area". Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Draft Bioregional Plan. SRK Consulting (Pty) Ltd. December 2010. p. 22. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. Rogers, Guy (31 March 2011). "PE rhinos dehorned to foil poachers". The Herald (Port Elizabeth). Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. "Eco-tourism asset may be lost to Bay over rates pressure". The Herald (Port Elizabeth). May 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. HaMerotz LaMillion . Season 1. Episode 1. 5 February 2009. Channel 2.
  5. "A Town That Was 15-20 Letters Long". The Amazing Race Australia . Season 1. Episode 4. 6 June 2011. Seven Network.