Pretoriuskop Sourveld Ecozone - Kruger National Park

Pretoriuskop Sourveld Ecozone - Kruger National Park:

Description: The gently sloping hills and valleys of the Pretoriuskop Sourveld Ecozone are covered with dense trees, shrubs and tall grass. According to historical records this area did not have many trees in the days before Europeans settled here and started farming the land. The area is scattered with impressive granite hills and koppies such as Shabeni and Manungu.

Typical Vegetation:

Trees : rocky hills	Trees : crests	Trees : midlopes
Wild teak Black monkey orange Common tree Euphorbia Large-leaved rock fig Mountain seringa	Red bushwillow Large-fruited bushwillow Marula Silver cluster-leaf Black monkey orange Sickle bush Weeping wattle	Knob thorn Red thorn Russet bushwillow Scented thorn Tree wistaria Weeping boer-bean White raisin Buffalo thorn

Trees : valley bottoms	.	Grasses
Brack thorn Jacket-plum Common cluster fig Jackal-berry Pride-of-de-Kaap Tamboti Weeping boer-bean Magic guarri		Sour, mixed and sweet grasses

Typical Animals:

Predators	Browsers	Grazers	Special Interest
Lion	Kudu	Reedbuck	White Rhino
Leopard	Impala *	Mountain Reedbuck	Black Rhino
Wild dog	Giraffe	Sable	Sable
Side-striped jackal	Duiker	Buffalo	Klipspringer
	Klipspringer	White Rhino
	Black Rhino	Zebra
	* Denotes animals that browse and graze