- Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
Infobox_protected_area | name = Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
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caption = Map ofSouth Africa
locator_x = 190
locator_y = 235
location =Eastern Cape ,South Africa
nearest_city = East London,South Africa
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 50
lat_seconds = 16.27
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 28
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 46.31
long_direction = E
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established =
visitation_num =
visitation_year = 2006
governing_body =Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve, is located approximately 30 km north-east of East London, and is situated within an area of 100 km² encompassing five different
biome s in the wild coast region ofSouth Africa 'sEastern Cape province. It is home to all of theBig Five game ; namelylion ,elephant , buffaloleopard andrhinoceros ; as well asgiraffe ,zebra , a variety ofantelope , and many other smaller species.History
Inkwenkwezi, which translates from
Xhosa to mean "under the stars", grew out of a dream of theUmtata born Stanton brothers, Graham and Keith. Graham Stanton purchased the first of several properties in theCintsa valley area which were eventually combined to form Inkwenkwezi, in 1983.Species
* Inkwenkwezi is home to four lions, two of which are rare
white lions , acquired as cubs onJuly 17th ,2004 . One of these is a white male and the other a brown female which carries 50% of the whitegene .External links
* [http://www.inkwenkwezi.com/ Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve]
* [http://www.whitelions.org/ Global White Lion Protection Trust]
* [http://www.ecprov.gov.za/ Eastern Cape Provincial Government]See also:
List of conservation areas of South Africa
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