{"id":294542,"date":"2025-11-25T10:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/?p=294542"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:38:24","slug":"nuwe-natuurreservaat-beveilig-habitat-vir-natuurlewe-in-die-klein-karoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/nuwe-natuurreservaat-beveilig-habitat-vir-natuurlewe-in-die-klein-karoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuwe natuurreservaat beveilig habitat vir natuurlewe in die Klein Karoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die Doringkloof-natuurreservaat tussen Touwsrivier en Montagu is sedert 14 November een van die land se nuutste provinsiale natuurreservate. Dit is veral goeie nuus vir die kritiek bedreigde oewerkonyn, wat in die gebied voorkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di\u00e9 bergagtige stuk grond in die Klein Karoo beslaan 209-hektaar en is deel van die groter \u201cTouw Valley Cluster\u201d, wat uit vier natuurreservate in private besit bestaan, in vennootskap met die Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) en die <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capenature.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CapeNature<\/a> Biodiversity Stewardship-program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di\u00e9 vier reservate is die Bloutoring-, Kruisrivier-, Machase en nou ook die Doringkloof-natuurreservaat. Volgens \u2018n verklaring deur CapeNature is die Bloutoring-, Kruisrivier- en Machase-reservate nog nie formeel as provinsiale natuurreservate verklaar nie. Tesame beslaan di\u00e9 vier reservate sowat 7 000 hektaar en almal grens aan CapeNature se Anysberg-natuurreservaat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doringkloof_53819.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die vier natuurreservate skep &#8216;n bewaringskorridor waar natuurlewe natuurlik in hul habitat kan funksioneer. Foto: CapeNature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoewel Doringkloof net meer as 200 hektaar beslaan, l\u00ea sy waarde l\u00ea daarin dat dit Anysberg met die ander reservate verbind en die bewaringskorridor vergroot, wat wild, natuurlewe en ander ekologiese prosesse die kans gee om op &#8216;n natuurlike wyse oor die landskap te funksioneer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CapeNature fasiliteer die wetlike administratiewe proses om die omgewing as &#8216;n beskermde gebied op grond van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur: Beskermde gebiede te beheer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/young-leopard-dies-after-being-caught-in-gin-traps-near-heidelberg\/\">CapeNature<\/a> het die span van EWT se Dro\u00eblande-bewaringsprogram in September 2021 drie kameras op Doringkloof geplaas. Altesaam 217 foto&#8217;s is van diere geneem met ses spesies wat die Afrika-wildekat, die Chacma-bobbejaan, die gewonde duiker, steenbokkies en groter bokke soos die gemsbok en koedoe insluit. Die kamera het nie beelde van die kritiek bedreigde oewerkonyn vasgevang nie. Doringkloof is in di\u00e9 konyne se verspreidingsgebied gele\u00eb. Dit is moontlik dat die konyne wel op die eiendom is, omdat die kameras nie oral geplaas is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doringkloof se insluiting in die netwerk van provinsiale bewaarde gebiede verseker die Klein Karoo as &#8216;n biodiversiteit-brandpunt &#8211; veral as &#8216;n skakel tussen Anysberg, Warmwaterbrg en die Langeberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grondeienaars wat dit oorweeg om hul grond formeel te bewaar, kan CapeNature via epos by wcpaes2025@capenature.co.za kontak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die kritiek bedreigde oewerkonyn kom ook in hierdie gebied voor en &#8216;n veilige habitat kan is van groot belang vir hul voortbestaan. 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