Kruger National Park
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Kruger rainfall: 2026 was exceptionally wet but not a record
Despite severe flooding across parts of the Kruger National Park earlier this year, SANParks scientists report that overall rainfall remained slightly below the historic…
Kruger National Park hero Mpho Mudau relives the day the floods came
When catastrophic floods hit Letaba Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, hospital services manager Mpho Mudau bravely led life-saving evacuations. Here is how disaster…
Kruger reopens key flood-damaged infrastructure as rebuild continues
Key roads, bridges, and tourism facilities in the Kruger National Park have reopened following extensive flood damage, as Minister David Maynier urges future infrastructure to be…
Kruger returns to its owners
Historic deal sees communities set to gain from sche signed with SANParks
A century of Kruger
Kruger National Park’s 100-year milestone reflects both South Africa’s conservation history and SANParks’ efforts to shift from exclusionary “fortress conservation” to community…
Africa’s Travel Indaba boosts Durban economy and drives African tourism growth
Africa’s Travel Indaba is expected to generate millions for Durban’s economy while showcasing African tourism growth, conservation and regional travel opportunities
Fruit of freedom withers under broken land deal
The death of Spokes Sithole at 108 exposes the broken promise of one of South Africa’s largest land restitution settlements, where freedom and land ownership have not translated…
Ezemvelo says war on rhinos continues, supports regulated trade to curb poaching
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife highlights a successful dehorning programme and improved anti-poaching measures but continues to call for discussion on legal rhino horn trade to protect…
Climate change and La Niña drove deadly southern Africa floods, analysis finds
The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a year’s rain in just days
Kruger National Park closed to day visitors amid heavy flooding in Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Persistent and heavy rainfall affecting Limpopo and Mpumalanga has led to South African National Parks (SANParks) taking a precautionary decision to temporarily suspend day…
‘Exploring South Africa’s untapped destinations can boost post-Covid tourism recovery’
Before the pandemic, the country’s tourism attractions were spread across the country but now this is skewed in favour of Cape Town and the Kruger
Limpopo rare earths project aims to clean up the environment
At least six decades of mining has caused significant environmental damage in the Phalaborwa area
Study shows growing number of alien plants infesting Kruger Park
Twenty-one species in the national park are invasive, five of which are among the 100 worst invaders globally
Scientists warn that poaching, drought threaten Kruger lions and hippos
Lion numbers have remained stable from 2015 to 2023, while the population of hippos plunged by more than 2 500 from 2015 to 2017
Behind the scenes of snare removal in the Kruger National Park
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