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Parks and reserves in Saldanha Bay

11 parks and reserves lie in Saldanha Bay municipality: 4 marine protected areas, 3 nature reserves, 2 heritage and fossil sites, 1 national park, 1 private game reserve.

Areas
11
Province
WC
Species recorded
180
Largest
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Cape Columbine Nature ReserveHopefield Private Nature ReserveJutten Island Marine Protected AreaLangebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMalgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarcus Island Marine Protected AreaPaternoster MiddenPostberg Nature ReserveSAS Saldanha Nature ReserveWest Coast Fossil ParkWest Coast National Park
Pins link to each entry; orange pins are national parks.
11 shown
NameTypeProvinceMunicipalityArea, km²Est.Nearest town
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western CapeSaldanha Bay——22 km north of Saldanha
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserveWC Western CapeSaldanha Bay——31 km east of Saldanha
Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaWC Western CapeSaldanha Bay——8 km south of Saldanha
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, Western CapeLangebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaWC Western Cape———17 km south-east of Saldanha
Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaWC Western Cape———5 km south of Saldanha
Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaWC Western Cape———4 km south-east of Saldanha
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage siteWC Western Cape———23 km north of Saldanha
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape———14 km south-east of Saldanha
SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western CapeSaldanha Bay—19954 km south-west of Saldanha
West Coast Fossil Park, Western CapeWest Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage siteWC Western CapeSaldanha Bay——17 km east of Saldanha
West Coast National Park, Western CapeWest Coast National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape——198516 km south-east of Saldanha

Most recorded wildlife in Saldanha Bay's reserves

Cape Gannet 51 449Greater Crested Tern 11 791African Oystercatcher 6 109Kelp Gull 5 215Hartlaub's Gull 4 191Karoo Prinia 3 663Cape Cormorant 3 574Southern Double-collared Sunbird 3 510Cape Spurfowl 3 469Bokmakierie 3 256Cape Wagtail 3 184Cape Sparrow 3 169Cape Bulbul 3 045Common Starling 2 974Whimbrel 2 955Southern Fiscal 2 921Cape Weaver 2 878African Sacred Ibis 2 874Pied Crow 2 795White-backed Mousebird 2 637Grey Plover 2 552Rock Kestrel 2 547Grey-backed Cisticola 2 505Common Tern 2 445

Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).