Fauna & flora

The wildlife in the area around Nieu Bethesda has adapted to survive in the dry and unstable Karoo environment. The mammal species include primates, rodents and carnivores. Mammal list Cape rock elephant-shrew Rock elephant-shrew Smith's [...]

The area around Nieu Bethesda boasts around 280 bird species including water birds, mountain birds and several species of raptor and other birds of prey. Be on the lookout for the Blue Crane, South Africa's [...]

Due to the hot conditions, the Great Karoo has a diverse range of reptiles and tortoises. Species to look out for Karoo toad The Karoo Toad (Bufo gariepensis) is a species of toad in the [...]

Species to look out for Gladiator Arthropod or Heelwalker The twentieth century was uneventful when it came to discoveries of new insects. Two new orders were discovered as early in the century as 1913 and [...]