It was established to protect the
caves, old
gold mines,
fossil sites,
trout farm and a
game reserve in the area. The caves in the area, known as the
Sterkfontein caves have an extensive number of fossils and
dolomite caverns. A well known fossil site is also named
Kromdraai and it, along with such sites as
Sterkfontein,
Coopers,
Swartkrans and
Plovers Lake form part of the conservancy. Part of the Kromdraai conservancy also falls within the
Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, proclaimed by
UNESCO in 1998. ==Places of interest==