Karkloof Forest
The Karkloof Forest is situated in the Karkloof Nature Reserve, 22 km north of Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
This is a large mistbelt forest containing yellowwoods and stinkwood.
Wildlife includes Samango monkey, blue duiker and bushbuck. Crowned eagles breed here, and the endangered Cape parrot occurs here.
Endemics to the area include a subspecies of crested guineafowl, and a dwarf chameleon which is related to the Natal Midlands dwarf chameleon and the black-headed dwarf chameleon.
Other birds found here include Knysna turaco, forest canary, white-starred robin, orange ground-thrush, red-throated wryneck, golden-tailed woodpecker and martial eagles.
