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Parks and reserves in Umhlabuyalingana
8 parks and reserves lie in Umhlabuyalingana municipality, 1 795 km² of them with a recorded size: 3 marine protected areas, 2 forest reserves, 2 nature reserves, 1 national park.
- Areas
- 8
- Province
- KZN
- Species recorded
- 204
- Largest
- 746 km²
8 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 746 | 1986 | 104 km north of St Lucia |
| St. Lucia Marine Reserve | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 465 | 1979 | 80 km north of St Lucia |
| Maputaland Marine Reserve | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 364 | 1987 | 139 km north of St Lucia |
 Kosi Bay | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 110 | 1991 | 159 km north of St Lucia |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 71,9 | 1994 | 117 km north of St Lucia |
| Coastal Forest Reserve | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 26,1 | 1992 | 153 km north of St Lucia |
| Sodwana Bay National Park | National park | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 11,6 | 1950 | 97 km north of St Lucia |
| Sodwana Bay State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 84 km north of St Lucia |
Most recorded wildlife in Umhlabuyalingana's reserves
Sombre Greenbul 794Common Bulbul 786Hadada Ibis 702Long-tailed Cormorant 697Cattle Egret 659African Fish Eagle 648Red-eyed Dove 647Pied Kingfisher 618Black-backed Puffback 615Yellow-throated Longclaw 606Red-capped Robin-Chat 585Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird 584Brown-hooded Kingfisher 581Southern Fiscal 542Yellow-bellied Greenbul 532Barn Swallow 516Pied Crow 513Green-backed Camaroptera 511African Jacana 505Southern Boubou 491Livingstone's Turaco 488Trumpeter Hornbill 482African Pipit 468Purple Heron 467
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).