Persistent and heavy rainfall affecting Limpopo and Mpumalanga has led to South African National Parks (SANParks) taking a precautionary decision to temporarily suspend day visitor access to the Kruger National Park until conditions improve. SANParks said that it is mindful of the strain that ongoing rainfall is placing on operational and emergency‑response resources. “The organisation […]
Plan a mix of drives, hides and at least one guided walk, to uncover your own favourite corner of Kruger.
The use of tracking collars that send alerts when animals enter snaring hotspots or have been stationary for a certain period has become a key tool
Kobus De Wet played a leading role in investigations and the arrests of rhino poaching syndicates
Australian crayfish, carp from Europe and Asia, silver carp from China, Nile tilapia, the North American largemouth bass and mosquitofish, suckermouth catfish from South America and alien snails have invaded the park
Rate of spread of invasive species has ‘dramatically increased’
Tebogo Manamela talks to Lucas Ledwaba about helping to preserve Africa’s heritage and the rewards of working with – and sometimes being attacked by – animals at the Kruger National Park
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/ 23 January 2009
Kruger National Park rivers have tested positive for cholera, an official said on Friday.
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/ 23 November 2006
Security steps have been taken at the Kruger National Park in the wake of attacks at four entrance gates and camps of the park between August and October, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has said. Armed Kruger National Park security and ranger personnel have been deployed at all entrance gates.
More animals were killed by poachers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) last year than the year before, but the park says the numbers have ”decreased significantly” in recent months. ”Up to 20 white rhino were poached last year; the figure is now back down to seven or eight,” KNP media officer Raymond Travers said.