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Bredasdorp forms part of the Cape Agulhas Region. The southernmost region of Africa is a subregion of the Overberg and stretches from Gansbaai in the west, through Buffeljachts, Die Dam, L´Agulhas, Struisbaai and Arniston/Waenhuiskrans up to the mouth of the Breede River in the east. It includes the De Hoop Nature Reserve. This undulating landscape, with the Riviersonderend and Langeberg mountain ranges as background, is known as the Ruggens, whereas the southern coastal region beyond the Bredasdorp-Napier mountain range is known as the Strandveld. Bredasdorp is situated 41km from the most Southern Point of Africa in L´Agulhas. The town is the economic hub of the Cape Agulhas region, serving the townsfolk, farmers from outlying areas and visitors to the nearby coastal towns.

Bredasdorp area.

The Overberg, therefore including Bredasdorp can be considered the home of South Africa´s National Bird, the Blue Crane. This endangered bird suffered a dramatic population crash by as much as 90%. Today, due to rigorous conservation measures and supporting farming communities of the Overberg, we can now boast about having more than half of the remaining world population within our provincial borders. The endangered Cape Vultures in the colony at Potberg in the De Hoop Nature Reserve is the only breeding colony in the Western Cape. The numbers increase very slowly. Only one egg per year is laid, every vulture chick has only a 30% chance of survival. In the beginning the numbers at Potberg declined, but with the co-operation of the farmers, the negative tendency has been reversed.

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