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Bayhead Natural Heritage Site

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A number of birds can be found in the reserve, up to 120 different aquatic birds have been recorded. As in the nearby
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In March 2015, a vegetable oil spill from a refinery in the area caused a number of mangrove trees to die.
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and coastal grassland within the industrial area of
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Map showing the location of Bayhead Natural Heritage Site
KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
South Africa
29°53′18″S 31°00′42″E / 29.8883699°S 31.0117234°E / -29.8883699; 31.0117234
Transnet National Ports Authority
mangrove forest
Durban
South Africa
mangrove swamp
Beachwood Mangrove Nature Reserve
"Bayhead Natural Heritage Site | Open Green Map"
"TRANSNET RE-LAUNCH EVENT OF THE BAYHEAD NATURAL HERITAGE SITE | Facebook"


"Welcome to BirdLife South Africa - Durban and Surrounds"
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"Bayhead Natural Heritage Site"
"Durban Silt Canal free of oil | Department of Environmental Affairs"
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Nature Reserves in eThekwini
D'MOSS
Alverstone Wildlife Park
Alfred Park Nature Reserve
Burman Bush Nature Reserve
Danville Park
Durban Botanic Gardens

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