De Hoop Nature Reserve

Bredasdorp, 7280 ,South Africa
De Hoop Nature Reserve De Hoop Nature Reserve is one of the popular National Park located in ,Bredasdorp listed under Local business in Bredasdorp , Landmark in Bredasdorp , National Park in Bredasdorp , State Park in Bredasdorp ,

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De Hoop Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.It lies three hours from Cape Town in the Overberg region, near Cape Agulhas, the southern tip of Africa. Approximately in area, it is one of the largest natural areas managed by CapeNature.De Hoop is one of the components of the "Cape Floral Region Protected Areas" World Heritage Site.De Hoop Nature Reserve is flanked by another protected area, the De Hoop Marine Protected Area, a three nautical mile stretch.ClimateDe Hoop Nature Reserve's climate is Mediterranean, with warm summers and mild winters. The reserve gets 380 mm of rain annually. August is the wettest month. In summer, winds blow in from the east, west and southeast, whereas winter has westerly and southwesterly winds.VegetationThe vegetation De Hoop Nature Reserve is part of the world's smallest and most threatened plant kingdom, known as the Cape Floral Kingdom. The reserve also contains one of the largest areas of the rare lowland fynbos.AnimalsDe Hoop is haven for both terrestrial and marine animals. Numerous species inhabit these habitats. The reserve has a total of 86 mammal species. These include the rare bontebok and Cape mountain zebra, eland, grey rhebok, chacma baboon, yellow mongoose and caracal. Leopard, although rare, are also found in the reserve.

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