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EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE













                                    www.kznwildlife.com

       PROTECTING NATURAL AREAS             Biodiversity Conservation
                                            We are the custodians of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park
       Ezemvelo  KZN  Wildlife  is  the  provincial  agency   World Heritage Site, we are the conservation and
       mandated to carry out biodiversity  conservation   ecotourism managers in the iSimangaliso Wetland
       and associated activities in the province of KwaZulu-  Park, we manage the world famous Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
       Natal. The primary focus of the organisation is   Park genetic home to the southern white rhino and its
       biodiversity conservation – the management of more   fantastic story of recovery. We manage Ithala Game
       than 120 protected areas which include two World   Reserve, Weenen Game Reserve and a host of smaller
       Heritage Sites  which  are  the  Maloti-Drakensberg   parks and nature reserves.
       Park World Heritage Site and the Isimangaliso
       Wetland Park World Heritage Site. The organisation   Our District Conservation Officers work amongst
       also applies provincial nature conservation legislation   communities outside of protected areas ensuring
       and its associated regulations. A secondary aspect is   that the conservation legislation of the province is
       the management of one of the largest eco-tourism   applied and to assist the public with any biodiversity
       operation in South Africa.           conservation issues they might encounter. Our
                                            marine officers act as agents for Marine and Coastal
       The model on which Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife operates   Management, a branch of the national Department
       is designed to make the organisation as independent   of Environment Affairs and apply appropriate marine
       as possible. Although it is a parastatal body receiving   legislation to protect our dwindling marine resources
       a  subsidy  from  the  provincial  government,  it  can   No biodiversity agency can operate without scientific
       supplement this through its own business operations,   input and Ezemvelo is no exception. Teams of ecologists,
       generating some 40% of its operating budget.
                                            both in the protected areas and in regional offices,






















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