ZA099
Dyer Island Nature Reserve


Country/territory: South Africa

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii (1998)
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Area: 390 ha

BirdLife South Africa
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2014 high near favourable high
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Site summary
Dyer Island is one of two low-lying islands situated 4.7 km southeast of Danger Point; the nearest harbour is at Kleinbaai/Franskraal, just south of Gansbaai. This flat, low- lying island does not exceed 9 m above sea level.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dyer Island Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/7174 on 30/05/2023.