mammal · Artiodactyla · Giraffidae
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa (von Schreber, 1784) — also called South African Giraffe, girafa do sul. Occurrence records of the Southern Giraffe are shared on GBIF from around 111 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (712 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Not evaluated
111reserves with records
3 246records around them
9provinces
NEIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 712 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 394 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 192 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 161 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 148 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 126 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 95 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 81 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 73 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 72 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 71 |
| Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 65 |
| Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 56 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 55 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 49 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 42 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 34 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 33 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 33 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 31 |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 30 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 28 |
| Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 28 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 28 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 28 |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 25 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 24 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 20 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 19 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 16 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 16 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 15 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 15 |
| MotsetsiProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 15 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 15 |
| The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 15 |
| Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 14 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 14 |
| Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 13 |
| Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 12 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 8 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 8 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 8 |
| McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 8 |
| Golela BushNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Lalibela Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 6 |
| Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 6 |
| Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Balule Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
and 51 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 29 reserves
- Limpopo
- 25 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 15 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 14 reserves
- Gauteng
- 11 reserves
- Western Cape
- 6 reserves
- North West
- 5 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Giraffidae
- Scientific name
- Giraffa giraffa
- GBIF taxon
- 8959277
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.