Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A3, A4i, A4ii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,246,330 hectares (12,463.30 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | very poor | high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The conservancy covers the entire districts of De Aar, Philipstown and Hanover in the southeastern portion of the Northern Cape Province. Although the land in the IBA is primarily used for grazing and agriculture, it includes the suburban towns of De Aar, Philipstown, Petrusville and Hanover. This area holds vitally important populations of Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius, Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii, Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori and large numbers of Karoo Korhaan Eupodotis vigorsii.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Platberg-Karoo Conservancy (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/platberg-karoo-conservancy-iba-south-africa on 26/12/2024.