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Protected area · North West
Leon Taljaard Nature Reserve
Leon Taljaard Nature Reserve is a protected area in North West, about 138 km north-east of Kuruman. Proclaimed or established in 1972.
—km² recorded size
1972year established
—elevation of the point
138 kmnorth-east of Kuruman
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- North West
- Local municipality
- Naledi
- Established
- 1972
- Coordinates
- -26.9628, 24.7153
- Nearest large town
- Kuruman, 138 km north-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 2 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q15242250 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Almar Exclusive Game RanchPrivate game reserve95 km south-east
- MadiakgamanaturellereserweNature reserve97 km north-west
Sandveld Nature ReserveProtected area125 km south-east- Billy Duvenhage Nature ReserveNature reserve141 km south-west
- Mattanu Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve161 km south
- Kingsveld Game ReservePrivate game reserve162 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressR378, Vryburg, 8601naledilm.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–17:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Leon Taljaard Nature Reserve
1 mammal and 5 215 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea125
- House SparrowPasser domesticus122
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis122
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis108
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus108
- Karoo ThrushTurdus smithi103
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash101
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus99
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata96
- Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus93
- Pied CrowCorvus albus92
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis92
- Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii91
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris90
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.