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Dyer Island Nature Reserve


Country/territory: South Africa
Subnational region(s): Western Cape

IBA Justification: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii (1998)

Area: 390 hectares (3.90 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife South Africa

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 near favourable high high


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 (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dyer Island Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dyer-island-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 19/01/2025.