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Mountain Zebra National Park is a national park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa; established in July 1937 for the purpose of providing a nature reserve for the endangered Cape mountain zebra. It is surrounded by 896,146 hectares (2,214,420 acres) of the Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment.
By the late 1960s, the total Cape mountain population was only 140 but grew to 200 by 1979, with 75% of the animals residing in Mountain Zebra National Park. In 1984, the population was back to 400 individuals. Since then a few zebras have been reintroduced to the Cape Point Section of Table Mountain National Park. [10] [11]
The mountain zebra (Equus zebra) is a zebra species in the family Equidae, native to southwestern Africa. There are two subspecies, the Cape mountain zebra ( E. z. zebra ) found in South Africa and Hartmann's mountain zebra ( E. z. hartmannae ) found in south-western Angola and Namibia.
Eastern Cape Parks are the national parks, marine protected areas, nature reserves and other nature conservation areas in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) is the governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in the Eastern Cape, based in East London.
The only original natural populations remaining are in the Mountain Zebra National Park and the Kammanassie and Gamkaberg Nature Reserves. [5] The two smallest relic populations of Cape Mountain Zebra occur in the Kammanassie and Gamka Mountains. With small populations, [6] [7] severe population bottlenecks can have serious genetic consequences ...
Mountain zebra is found in the largest numbers (2235). [12] Khaudom National Park: 3657.91: The dominant vegetation in the park, which is located in the Kalahari Desert is species-rich, high and short dry forest and dry acacia forest. Large mammals in the park include more than 3500 elephants, giraffes and antelopes, including horse antelopes ...
In Mountain Zebra National Park, the home ranges of females vary between 4.0 and 6.5 km 2 (1.5 and 2.5 sq mi). These territories overlap extensively. [ 16 ] The conspicuous ear tufts and the facial markings often serve as a method of visual communication; caracals have been observed interacting with each other by moving the head from side to ...
Mountain zebras are protected in Mountain Zebra National Park, Karoo National Park and Goegap Nature Reserve in South Africa as well as Etosha and Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. [ 109 ] [ 116 ]