nature reserve: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	reserve

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Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve

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Topics

biosphere reserve marine protected area World Network Biosphere Reserve in situ conservation conservation hot spot national park national forest national monument national seashore 10 Conservationists of India India’s environmental timeline recycling ecological restoration charismatic megafauna

Key People

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George B. Schaller

American environmental conservationist and author