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'''Mthethomusha Game Reserve''' is an {{convert|8000|ha|adj=on}} protected area in [[Mpumalanga]], [[South Africa]], that borders [[Kruger National Park]].<ref name="Zeppel">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISBN9781845931247|last=Zeppel|first=Heather D.|year=2006|title=Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management|work=CABI|series=Ecotourism Series|page=195|doi=10.1079/9781845931247.0000|isbn=978-1-84593-124-7}}</ref> Operated by the [[Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency]], Mthethomusha is home to the [[Mpakeni tribe]] that formerly owned the area before leasing it to the Agency in 1985.<ref name="Zeppel"/> The protected area includes the villages of Luphisi (with a population of 6,000) and Mpakeni (4,500).<ref name="Zeppel"/> Mthethomusha Game Reserve was known for its luxury [[safari lodge|lodge]]—Bongani Mountain Lodge.<ref name="Zeppel"/><ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Ghimire|editor-first=Krishna B.|year=2001|title=The Native Tourist: Mass Tourism Within Developing Countries|work=[[United Nations Research Institute for Social Development]]|publisher=[[Earthscan]]|page=162|isbn=978-1-85383-804-0}}</ref> Opened in 1990, it was burned down on 31 January 2021 by furious individuals, ostensibly in protest against the death of a local [[Poaching|poacher]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lowvelder.co.za/717801/bongani-mountain-lodge-burns-down/|last=Calitz|first=Linzetta|date=1 February 2021|title=Bongani Mountain Lodge burns down|work=[[Lowvelder]]|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2021-02-14-arsonists-harmed-us-more-staff-at-torched-aha-bongani-mountain-lodge/|first=Kgaugelo|last=Masweneng|date=14 February 2021|title=Arsonists 'harmed us more' - staff at torched aha Bongani Mountain Lodge|work=[[TimesLIVE]]|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> |
'''Mthethomusha Game Reserve''' is an {{convert|8000|ha|adj=on}} protected area in [[Mpumalanga]], [[South Africa]], that borders [[Kruger National Park]].<ref name="Zeppel">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISBN9781845931247|last=Zeppel|first=Heather D.|editor-first1=H.D. |editor-last1=Zeppel |year=2006|title=Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management|work=CABI|series=Ecotourism Series|page=195|doi=10.1079/9781845931247.0000|isbn=978-1-84593-124-7}}</ref> Operated by the [[Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency]], Mthethomusha is home to the [[Mpakeni tribe]] that formerly owned the area before leasing it to the Agency in 1985.<ref name="Zeppel"/> The protected area includes the villages of Luphisi (with a population of 6,000) and Mpakeni (4,500).<ref name="Zeppel"/> Mthethomusha Game Reserve was known for its luxury [[safari lodge|lodge]]—Bongani Mountain Lodge.<ref name="Zeppel"/><ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Ghimire|editor-first=Krishna B.|year=2001|title=The Native Tourist: Mass Tourism Within Developing Countries|work=[[United Nations Research Institute for Social Development]]|publisher=[[Earthscan]]|page=162|isbn=978-1-85383-804-0}}</ref> Opened in 1990, it was burned down on 31 January 2021 by furious individuals, ostensibly in protest against the death of a local [[Poaching|poacher]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lowvelder.co.za/717801/bongani-mountain-lodge-burns-down/|last=Calitz|first=Linzetta|date=1 February 2021|title=Bongani Mountain Lodge burns down|work=[[Lowvelder]]|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2021-02-14-arsonists-harmed-us-more-staff-at-torched-aha-bongani-mountain-lodge/|first=Kgaugelo|last=Masweneng|date=14 February 2021|title=Arsonists 'harmed us more' - staff at torched aha Bongani Mountain Lodge|work=[[TimesLIVE]]|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> |
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Mthethomusha Game Reserve is an 8,000-hectare (20,000-acre) protected area in Mpumalanga, South Africa, that borders Kruger National Park.[1] Operated by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, Mthethomusha is home to the Mpakeni tribe that formerly owned the area before leasing it to the Agency in 1985.[1] The protected area includes the villages of Luphisi (with a population of 6,000) and Mpakeni (4,500).[1] Mthethomusha Game Reserve was known for its luxury lodge—Bongani Mountain Lodge.[1][2] Opened in 1990, it was burned down on 31 January 2021 by furious individuals, ostensibly in protest against the death of a local poacher.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Zeppel, Heather D. (2006). Zeppel, H.D. (ed.). Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management. Ecotourism Series. p. 195. doi:10.1079/9781845931247.0000. ISBN 978-1-84593-124-7.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Ghimire, Krishna B., ed. (2001). The Native Tourist: Mass Tourism Within Developing Countries. Earthscan. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-85383-804-0.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Calitz, Linzetta (1 February 2021). "Bongani Mountain Lodge burns down". Lowvelder. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Masweneng, Kgaugelo (14 February 2021). "Arsonists 'harmed us more' - staff at torched aha Bongani Mountain Lodge". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
25°26′S 31°17′E / 25.433°S 31.283°E
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