iSimangalisoWetlandPark.kml normal #Highlights_norm highlight #Highlights_over iSimangaliso Wetland Park 0 The Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park, a World Heritage Site was recently renamed iSimangaliso, an isiZulu name meaning "you are in the land of miracles". Nowhere else on earth does the world´s oldest land mammal (the rhinoceros) and the world´s biggest terrestrial mammal (the elephant) share an ecosystem with the world´s oldest fish (the coelacanth) and the world´s biggest marine mammal (the whale).

View across Lake St Lucia

Hippos are abundant in iSimangaliso

Rare palm nut vultures, leatherback turtles and dolphins, along with hippos and crocodiles in their thousands, are some of the inhabitants of this complex and diverse ecosystem. Praised for its ambitious social and conservation initiatives which have ensured benefits for the Swati, Shangaan and Tsonga communities living within its boundaries, the park conserves pristine beaches, 25 000-year-old dunes, and world-class diving and snorkelling sites.

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