Conservation
The Natal Parks Board was instrumental in saving the Southern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) from extinction. All Southern White rhinos today (over 17 000 individuals) are descended from the remnant population of Umfolozi. Today Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is involved with saving a subspecies of the Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis minor), of which virtually all of the animals now living in South Africa are descended from the remnant population of Umfolozi.
The areas managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife include marine turtle nesting sites (Loggerhead and Leatherback Turtles), Coelocanth habitat and three centres of endemism. Two of the areas managed are World Heritage Sites (iSimangaliso and uKhahlamba).
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