The Mlawula Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated in north-eastern Eswatini. It covers approximately 16,500 hectares and is adjacent to Mbuluzi Game Reserve, Simunye Nature Reserve, and Hlane Royal National Park.
The Mlawula area was first proclaimed as a protected area in 1914 but was subsequently deproclaimed and subdivided into cattle ranches. The first part of Mlawula to be proclaimed as a conservation area was donated in 1978, to become Ndzindza Nature Reserve. Mlawula Estates were purchased soon after followed by the donation of Nyala Ranch.[1]
Mlawula has a high bird diversity and over 350 species have been recorded.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mlawula Nature Reserve". Swaziland National Trust Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Mlawula Nature Reserve". South African Birding. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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