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For The First Time Monkeys Observed To Being Self Aware
For 40 years, scientists have concluded from this type of behavior that a few species are self-aware — they recognise the boundaries betwe...moreForensics Help Fight Ivory Fraudsters
The forensic technique of carbon dating can now be used to help catch law-breaking ivory dealers...moreForest Hardwood Sale Nets SANParks R615000
During the last week in April, SANParks auctioned off about 400m³ of native and foreign hardwoods, contributing about R615000 to its coffer...moreForum Wants Compensation For Livestock Losses
Animals such as lions and elephants often cross the boundaries of the Kruger National Park (KNP) into the bordering communities and cause da...moreForums Link Kruger And Communities
With topics ranging from the problems caused by hungry lions to the chance of finding a job in the park, monthly discussions are forging a l...moreFour Kruger National Park staff arrested for rhino poaching
Four Kruger National Park (KNP) staff have been arrested in connection with rhino poaching. The suspects are all based in the Pretoriuskop s...moreFour New Horseshoe Bats Species Discovered
Four new species of horseshoe bats have been discovered in East and Southern Africa, after scientists pieced together clues such as DNA data...moreFour Sable Released Into Mapungubwe
Four sable have been reintroduced into the Mapungubwe National Park and will be closely monitored using GPS collars in a test exercise to se...moreFree Access To Koedoe On Web
Koedoe, initially known as the research journal for South African National Parks, published its fiftieth issue in 2008. Published annually s...moreFree access to park to cultivate community interest
The 2009 SA National Parks Week was officially opened at Mopanie Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park on Monday, September 14...moreFree State hosts official tourism month celebrations
In keeping with Tourism South Africa's intention to showcase South Africa's wonders to its residents, the Free State will be the highlight o...moreFrog Extinctions Clearly Linked To Global Warming
Global warming is wreaking havoc on amphibians, and soon will cause staggering losses of biodiversity...moreFrom The Bottom Of A Borehole To Satellite Heights
Izak Smit has been a regular visitor to the Kruger National Park since he can remember and it was therefore a dream come true for him when h...moreFull circle for Letaba bats
When visitors at Letaba Camp in the Kruger National Park found one of the familiar bat houses in the camp had collapsed, little did they rea...moreFunding for malaria prevention saves childrens lives
In the 10 years since 2001, more money for the prevention of malaria has saved the lives of an estimated 850 000 children in Africa. This is...moreFunds Raised For Fight Against Rhino Poaching
The annual Honorary Ranger (Ranger Support Services) Sunset Serenades were held in the Kruger National Park's (KNP) Letaba Rest camp in 2010...moreFungi fight MALARIA mosquitoes
Scientists are thinking laterally in an attempt to combat one of Africa's worst killers – malaria. Using nature to fight nature, a new stu...moreFungi-filled forests are critical for endangered orchids
Orchids account for about 10 percent of all plant species on earth, making them the biggest plant family. But many orchids are threatened an...moreFurore Continues Over Much Debated Hunting Legislation
Following the release of hunting regulations that will come into force next year, the animal welfare group Animal Rights Africa has criticis...moreFuture of Africas Lions Under Debate
The main threats to lion populations were identified as loss of suitable habitat, a reduction in the lion’s wild prey base and humanlion c...moreGabons President burns 1200 ivory tusks
Gabon's president, Ali Bongo burned 1,200 ivory tusks plus assorted ivory carvings showing his commitment to tackle elephant poaching and il...moreGame Census 2004 in Kruger National Park
How the game census in the Kruger National Park, other than the buffalo and elephant census, is done, has changed significantly over the las...moreGame Farmers Not Happy with Government Threats About Underutilised Land
Under-utilised game farms could be targeted for land restitution purposes...moreGame Rangers Association
Paul Dutton is a remarkable man by anyone's standards. In his seventies, he is still an active pilot, flying his beloved partner of forty ye...moreGame Rangers Pay Tribute To Ian Player
During an awards ceremony in Letaba Camp in Kruger on February 19th, the Game Rangers' Association of Africa (GRAA) honoured Dr Ian Player w...moreGame Rangers Speak Out On Elephant Management
The Game Rangers' Association of Africa (GRAA) has taken an official standpoint on the issue of elephant management, saying that...moreGame Sales Statistics for South Africa
South Africa is arguably the most important market for the sale of live game in Africa and in the world says Gerhard Damm in his newsletter,...moreGenetically modified foods in SA
Currently South Africa grows three commercial crops that have been genetically modified, mainly for herbicide and insect tolerance. The thre...moreGenetically Modified Foods The Hot Debate
Genetically-modified (GM) foods and genetic engineering have become a hot topic of debate in recent years. Advances in biotechnology have ma...moreGet ready for the Tour de Kruger
The Tour de Kruger and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park will offer 200 cyclists the chance to ride their mountain bikes through the dirt...moreGet ready to explore the Limpopo National Park
Three tourism products are now on the go in the Limpopo National Park bordering the Kruger National Park...moreGetting to Banhine
Getting to Banhine is not easy, but it is exhilarating, no matter which route you take. Once you have turned off the Chokwe – Chiqualaqual...moreGiant 507 carat diamond found in South Africa
A rare 507 carat white diamond was discovered at the Cullinan Mine near Pretoria...moreGiant Ball In The Bush Gets Go-ahead
There will soon be a new landmark in the vicinity of Skukuza, in the form of a huge ball – six and a half metres in diameter - balanced on...moreGiraffe electrocutions curtailed in Marloth Park
Consultation and communication may require effort and time, but seem to pay-off in the long run. Especially so for the giraffe population of...moreGiraffe relocated to Giriyondo
April saw the Kruger National Park Veterinary Wildlife Services Unit swing into action once more to capture and translocate animals for the ...moreGiraffe Survives Despite Deformity
Rob Thompson, section ranger at Stolznek, observed a giraffe with a noticeably deformed jaw wandering with a group of four animals near an a...moreGiraffes Prefer Feeding At The Top
The giraffe's elongated neck has long been used in textbooks as an illustration of evolution by natural selection, but this common example h...moreGiriyondo Border Post
Lowveld Section Construction of the Mozambican side of the Giriyondo border post started recently. This photo was taken on February...moreGiriyondo border post opening
Reliable sources inform the Kruger Park Times that the Giriyondo Border Post linking the Kruger National Park with the Limpopo National Park...moreGiriyondo Border Post opening soon
Although a specific date has yet to be set for the official opening of the Giriyondo Border Post between the Kruger National Park and the Li...moreGirl Children Work In Kruger
Kruger National Park played host to 60 grade 11 and 12 girls from surrounding schools as part of the annual Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work...moreGlobal Conservation Fundis Meet in Skukuza
South African National Parks (SANParks) hosted the World Protected Areas Leadership Forum (WPALF) from 16-19 August 2010, at Skukuza in the ...moreGlobal listeners tune in to share Mac’s quest for a mate
Mac, an elephant tracked and monitored by Steve and Michelle Henley since 2002, is sharing his dating secrets with more than a million liste...moreGlobal tourism company extends interest in Africa
The state-owned company, Dubai World (DW) announced on April 17 that it has entered negotiations with the government of Benin...moreGlobal White Lion Project wants to set the record straight
In an attempt to 'set the record straight' and allay rumours about the re-establishment of the white lions in the Timbavati region, the Glob...moreGlobally Threatened Birds Pay For Their Sex
A new study published in the leading ornithological journal Ibis has uncovered that for the vast majority of bird species, there are more ma...moreGM Sorghum Project Blocked
The South African government has denied an application from a multi-million dollar project aimed at developing genetically modified sorghum...moreGoing green doesnt have to mean slower economic growth
Author and democracy activist Frances Moore Lappé says our own pre-conceived ideas about how things should work is actually preventing us f...moreGolf course wins provincial award
The Hans Merensky Golf Estate in Phalaborwa recently received the Diamond Arrow Award for being the highest rated golf course in a survey co...moreGolf Game and Leisure in the Heart ot the Lowveld
For the golfing enthusiast there's the challenge of the resort's superb nine-hole golf course designed by Gary Player...moreGolf in aid of GRAA
The Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA) hosted its eighth annual golfing day at Hans Meresnky Golf Club on Saturday, August 27...moreGolfing for the school
The first of two annual golf days in support of Skukuza Primary School took place on May 31, and brought in more than R20 000 for the school...moreGovernment Attempts To Put A Lid On Canned Hunting
Only large predators that come from either a wild population or a managed wild population may be hunted in terms of the new draft regulation...moreGovernment Praises Hunters
Water and environmental affairs deputy minister, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, reiterated her commitment to the professional hunting industry of Sout...moreGovernment to scrutinise the hunting industry
A panel of experts convened by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, has until October to present the mini...moreGovernment to spend R14 billion on dams and pipes
The South African government plans to spend over R14.2 billion over the next three years on dams and water distributions systems according t...moreGRAA Calls On Manuel To Reconsider Budget
The Game Rangers Association of Africa has called on Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to reconsider the budget allocated to the protection of ...moreGrassland research surprises global warming scientists
A study on California's grasslands has shown that this particular ecosystem will not be able to help reduce the effects of global warming in...moreGrasslands
HAENERTSBURG – Located in one of South Africa's dwindling ecosystems, the Louis Changuion hiking trail takes walkers through a 240ha stret...moreGrasslands
Years after the dinosaurs roamed the earth, the first grass species came into existence in the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, and vast grassla...moreGreater Kruger becomes even greater
This year looks to be a good year for the growth of Greater Kruger – fences are being dropped east and west of the Kruger National Park...moreGreater Lebombo Conservancy on cards to curb rhino poaching
At the beginning of February this year, South Africa's minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa met Mozambique's minister of...moreGreater Limpopo Transfrontier Park Update
At a ministerial meeting held in Shingwedzi in August 2004, the final step was taken in the ratification of the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou agree...moreGreater Political Leadership and Public Awareness Needed On Climate Action
Ministers and heads of delegation from 22 countries met at Kapama Lodge outside Hoedspruit for a ministerial Indaba on climate action...moreGreen gets gold at Natures Olympics
“The Congress, which has become known in Korea as “Nature's Olympics”, has brought home gold for conservation,” says Julia Marton-Le...moreGreen kids go for gold
It was a day for the old and the young, the traditional and the modern. The dull winter tones of the bush at Phabeni were brightened by the ...moreGreen Lessons For High School Teachers
The Saeon (South African Environmental Observation Network) Ndlovu node annual educators' workshop 2008 was held on February 16, 2008 at...moreGreen Scorpions Crack Down On Crime In Gauteng
The department of environmental affairs training programme for Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) is already paying dividends, with ...moreGreen Scorpions Crackdown On Border Posts
The Gauteng Environmental Management Inspectors, better known as the Green Scorpions successfully tracked down and arrested rhino horn smugg...moreGreetings From Harare
Greetings from Harare - and some impressions after a few days in this (still) beautiful country - where the trees are taller and the skies a...moreGrietjie Vulture restaurant appeals for funding to repair damages
The vulture restaurant in the Grietjie Private Nature Reserve near Phalaborwa had some tree damage over Christmas after 150mm rains fell in ...moreGrim record set with 341 rhino kills this year to date
Fuelled by demand from Viet Nam, rhino poaching in South Africa shows no signs of abating, with a record 341 (350 at the time of posting the...moreGroenewald pilot pays fine for illegal landing in Mapungubwe Park
Helicopter pilot, Johannes Stone paid a fine of R2000 for illegally flying over and landing in Mapungubwe National Park during an air show i...moreGround hornbill capture methods investigated
Working with the University of Cape Town's Percy Fitzpatrick Institute, Sieglinde Rode has managed to catch two adult male ground hornbills ...moreGround Hornbill Conservationists Prioritise Future Work
The Endangered Wildlife Trust's Ground Hornbill Working Group formed a plan of action at their recent Population and Habi- tat Viability Ass...moreGrowing a green generation
“Tell them and they might forget. Show them and they might remember, but involve them and they will understand.” Confucius...moreGuernsey Road Upgraded
The Bohlabela District Municipality will facilitate the upgrade of 12km of the Guernsey Road on behalf of the Maruleng Municipality...moreGuides Diary
Walking the path of the lion, the king of the earth, is indeed a privilege that awakens one's spirit and leaves one with the most precious m...moreGumboot dancers entertain visitors
Justicia, a village located in the communal areas between Thulamahashe and the Kruger Gate to the Kruger National Park, is home to an enterp...moreGuts And Glory
The Kruger Park/Sterling Light Lager annual half marathon took place at Skukuza on Saturday, 5 August 2006. Up for yet another challenge, mo...moreHackers fight Queen of the Night
The Honorary Rangers (HR) have declared war on alien plants. Armed with their knapsack sprayers and metal spikes HRs of the Lowveld region t...moreHackers vs Aliens
A work party of the Honorary Rangers (HR) hacked away in the Kruger National Park (KNP), clearing 590 adult Lantana plants in three days...moreHardus and Thato realise a dream
Hardus Brits and Thato Segapo realised one of their dreams recently when they went on a rhino capture in the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreHave Domestic Dogs Infected Kgalagadis Lions
While four lion deaths are not particularly significant, the vet alert kicks in when these deaths are attributed to a disease more commonly ...moreHave you spotted the Big Six Birds
The big five mammal species are generally a must-see for tourists to Kruger National Park, but fewer people are aware of the big six. These ...moreHave Your Say! Public Participation In Environmental Impact Assessments
There are many laws in South Africa designed to protect the environment, but the Environment Conservation Act of 1989 that governs environme...moreHaving a good corporate green reputation
Researchers at a Kansas State University in the United States and other collaborators found that companies with the worst environmental perf...moreHeads Of State Put Giriyondo On The Map
The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Giriyondo Tourism Access Facility opened its gates to the public on December 7, 2005. On August 16, 200...moreHeavy Rains Crack Lesotho Dam, Communities Concerned
This season's good rainfalls have caused concern in Lesotho, where one of the world's highest rockfall dams has sprung a leak. One panel of ...moreHeavy Rains In Kruger
In spite of heavy rains in the Kruger National Park over the weekend of March 3 to 5, most gates and camps were accessible. The only exc...moreHelicopter Pilot
Roy Stout was employed as a third pilot in the mid 70s to lighten the additional workload caused by the construction of the fence on the bor...moreHelp enforce the law against illegal dog hunting
Illegal hunting with dogs is rife in parts of South Africa and this is having a serious impact on wildlife, including the Endangered Oribi...moreHelp Fight The Spread Of Deserts This June
Every year, 12 million hectares of land become useless for cultivation, as the problem of desertification spreads out around the globe. This...moreHelp Find Ground Hornbill Nests
If you venture out for a game drive early in the morning, you might be lucky enough to hear the haunting sounds of southern ground hornbill,...moreHelp Monitor Life on Earth
Scientists asked people around the world to help compile an internet based observatory of life on earth as a guide to everything from the im...moreHeritage Month Focus
September is Heritage Month and the Ministry of Arts and Culture and Members of the Executive Councils (MECs) have adopted the theme: “Cel...moreHeritage sites in Kruger restored
Honorary rangers (HR), Johan and Colleen Kotze, restored 55 heritage sites in the Kruger National Park to their glimmering best...moreHide And Seek
Camouflage is commonly used to help animals blend with their background. Most species have a fixed pattern or colour adapted to their usual ...moreHigh Court Dismiss Captive Lion Hunting Appeal
South Africa's Bloemfontein High Court dismissed the application for appeal against a court judgement that captive bred lions must be free r...moreHigh Schools Rewarded For Eco Efforts
Mdluli High School and Frank Maghinyama High School have been chosen by the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve as the two schools that have be...moreHippo Sibling Rivalry
What looked like a rather severe case of hippo sibling rivalry was spotted on a recent trial of the forthcoming Olifants Backpacking Trail...moreHippos and Algae Implicated in Multiple Animal Deaths
Three years ago, we reported on the how a spot of forensic detective work by Kruger National Park and state veterinarians revealed the cause...moreHippos Cause Lethal Algae Bloom in Man-Made Dams
A spot of forensic detective work by Kruger National Park (KNP) and state veterinarians has revealed the cause of a number of animal deaths ...moreHistory Of Kruger To Be Reprinted
The comprehensive history of the Kruger National Park, “Neem Uit Die Verlede”(“Taken from the past”) is due to be reprinted th...more
History recorded on Rocks
Pictures define people. As much as they tell stories about what they portray, they also reveal a lot about the people that created them...moreHIV Awareness Campaign Undertaken In Kruger
An HIV/Aids Awareness campaign kicked off in the Kruger National Park on February 21, with a weeklong campaign aimed at reaching every staff...moreHlanganini Spotted
Hlanganini is one of Kruger's emerging uskers. This photo was taken by a visitor in December...moreHoedspruit Game Ranger Nominated To Represent Africa At World Congress
To try and ensure that today's young game rangers can follow in the footsteps of older and more experienced conservationists, the Internatio...moreHoedspruit Lion Man Mountain Bike Race 2005
Get your cycling gear ready for the 1st Hoedspruit Lion Man Mountain Bike race to take place on October 1, 2005. The race has two categories...moreHoedspruit rallies after storm
Almost three weeks after tropical depression Dando caused severe flooding in the greater Hoedspruit area, the town is still without drinking...moreHome-grown Mosquito Repellent Candle Due Out Soon
A new, highly effective mosquito repellent candle developed by the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) may hit the shelves...moreHonorary Ranger Golf Day
A golf day is going to be held at the Kruger Park Lodge on the 16th April 2005. We are planning a two field for the day. The competition for...moreHonorary Rangers Celebrate 10th Sunset Serenade
To mark the annual Honorary Ranger (HR) (Ranger Support Services) Sunset Serenade's 10th anniversary, this year two functions were held in t...moreHonorary rangers contribute R12 million to national parks
From January 1 to December 31 last year, the Honorary Ranger's (HR) corps contributed more than R12 million to the coffers of SANParks...moreHonorary Rangers Counter Poaching Raises More Than R1 million
Since the beginning of 2008, the Honorary Rangers Counter Poaching and Ranger Support Services National Project (CP&RSS) has raised over R1 ...moreHonorary Rangers donate counter poaching equipment valued at R1.75million
The SANParks Honorary Rangers (HR) donated R1.75 million worth of counter poaching equipment to the Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers at a ...moreHonorary Rangers Help Boost SANParks
Four months into 2010 and the Honorary Rangers (HR) have ticked off some milestone events on their 'to do' list for the year...moreHonorary Rangers Meet with Kruger National Park Management
Members of the Honorary Rangers (HR), led by chairman of the national executive council, Janssen Davies, met with the managing executive of ...moreHonorary Rangers raise the roof at Phalaborwa
Representatives of the Honorary Rangers (Bushveld Region) and SANParks staff came together for a small ceremony at the Lapa at the Phalaborw...moreHonorary Rangers train hotel staff
The front-line staff of the prestigious five-star Cape Grace, situated on a private quay at the V & A Waterfront attended a training course ...moreHooded Vulture Now Considered Endangered
South Africa is home to nine Vulture species. Seven of these are listed in the Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland...moreHornbills Lose Ground
There is a very real possibility that South Africa may lose its Ground Hornbills within the near future if something radical is not done.”...moreHospitality Manager of Skukuza Camp
It would not be unusual be to come across the phrase “I ndlopfu ya hina,” on your next visit to Skukuza Camp. “The elephant is ours”...moreHost Countries Set Up Troika
The Governments of Denmark, Mexico and South Africa – hosting COP15, COP16 and COP17, respectively- have established a Troika...moreHotel Groups Stop Travel Agent Commission Scheme
Two of South Africa's top hotel groups are following in the wake of South Africa's airlines in their decision to stop paying travel agent's ...moreHotel in Kruger
The development of an hotel at the confluence of the Timfene Spruit and the Crocodile River in the Kruger National Park (KNP) seems to be go...moreHotel In Kruger To Open Doors In 2013
The first internationally branded hotel in the Kruger National Park is planned for opening in 2013...moreHow Birds See is Key to Avoiding Power Line Collision
Conservationists at the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) have, with the financial support of Eskom, embarked on a research project that will ...moreHow do animals move in relation to temperature
What different things do animals do on hot days compared to cooler days? How much do they move around at night, if at all?...moreHow do Tree Seedlings Survive all the Hungry Herbivores
Investigating whether browsing antelope are eating the young seedlings as they start to grow and if this is having an effect on the survival...moreHow Do Trees and Grass Live Together in the Landscapes of Kruger
A slow silent war rages between trees and grass in the veld and what determines who gets the upper hand has prompted further investigation. ...moreHow Fast Do Trees Grow
At what rate do trees really grow? This is a question that has puzzled scientists and botanists over the years. As trees are a primary food ...moreHow Many Animals Are There In Krugers Mozambican Counterpart
The GLTP is regarded as part of a bigger conservation area, measuring almost 100 000km2.
In 2001, the eyes of the world were...moreHow Many Lions Are There In Kruger
The question of exactly how many lions there are in the Kruger National Park has been asked at various times over the years, with numbers of...moreHow Many More Species Will Go the Way of the Dinosaurs
According to the IUCN, which is the oldest and largest global environmental network, governments have failed to meet targets to reduce the r...moreHow roads changed information flow patterns in village
Roads changed the social structure and economy of a rural village. With the roads came a change in human information flow patterns that...moreHow Small Farms Could Feed the World
As an African Union summit on agricultural investments opened in Libya, donors and non-profits called participants' attention to the role sm...moreHow the world has changed in 20 years
The report tracks economic, environmental, social,geopolitical and technological trends. The environmental changes that have swept the plane...moreHow To Keep Elephants Out Of Your Mealies
Forget hedges, fences, torches and shouting – if you want to keep an elephant out of your mealies you need to light fires, make a huge rac...moreHow To Make Wild Dogs Stay
When the Northern Tuli Game Reserve management released 18 wild dogs on the reserve in April 2008, they were about to find out if...moreHow was the biodiversity monitoring done
Groups of specialists and stakeholders of about eight to 12 people, depending on the sites, compiled a snapshot inventory of the various org...moreHow Well Do Guides Know Their Lions
Lion sightings are high on nearly every tourist's priority list when they visit a big five area, and guides at lodges often go to a lot of t...moreHuge catfish caught in Thailand
A freshwater fish weighing almost 300kg, more than an adult male lion, was caught by fishermen in the Mekong River. This is the largest catf...moreHuge fish deaths in Olifants
Hundreds of fish have died in the Olifants River about 15 km from Olifants Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreHuge Haul Of Smuggled Ivory Found In Hong Kong
A search of a shipping container supposedly carrying timber from Cameroon netted Hong Kong customs officials 3.9 tonnes of illegal ivory on ...moreHuge Vulture Deaths in Wildlife Poisoning Event
At least 45 vultures have been poisoned, 27 of them fatally, after feeding on a kudu carcass on the farm Antioch, 20km outside of Hoedspruit...moreHuman development should be our concern
As our planet hits the 7 billion-people mark an international team of population and development experts argues that it is not simply the nu...moreHuman Impact on Hyaena Behaviour
Is there a hyena hotel in Skukuza? This may seem like a strange question but researchers from the Mammal Research Institute (MRI) at the Uni...moreHunt On For Wounded Elephant
Environmental affairs officials are still hunting for a wounded elephant that was shot at the junction of the tar road between Phalaborwa an...moreHunting can help protect wildlife in South Africa
In the Sunday Independent of May 17, 2009, David Mabunda, chief executive officer of SANParks (South African National Parks) commented on hu...moreHyena becomes Roly-Poly with his elephant snacks
Activity around an elephant bull carcass is yielding interesting observations for hyena researcher in the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreHyena pups increase assertiveness to prevent hunger
A new scientific study shows for the first time in spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) twin litters, that success in sibling competition for mat...moreHyena Research Update
The ongoing hyena research in and around Skukuza in the Kruger National Park has moved to the next level. This has involved collecting faeca...moreHyenas ability to count helps them decide to fight or flee
Being able to count helps spotted hyenas decide to fight or flee, according to research at Michigan State University. When animals fight, th...moreI CAN For Conservation
It has been calculated that to replace the wood and paper we use in a year, each and every one of us needs to plant at least one new tree ev...moreIdentify the New Big Tuskers
During the 70s, former warden of the Park, dr U de V (Tol) Pienaar had a vision to share the beauty and splendour of Kruger's Big Tuskers wi...moreIllegal Ivory trade still strong in Egypt
Tourists buying ivory are potentiating this illegal trade, making a mockery of CITES and fueling the poaching of Africa's elephants. So says...moreIllegal Mines Flourish
In South Africa there is a mining industry that is estimated to be worth about R4 billion annually and is rapidly expanding with little thou...moreImpact Assessment for De Hoop Dam to be released
For five weeks following August 18, 2005 the public can review the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the construction of the 80m h...moreImpala killer case postponed again
Four people, accused of bludgeoning at least six impala to death in Skukuza, appeared in court at White River again. The four men allegedly ...moreImpala killers dismissed
The four men who trapped at least six impala against a fence and bludgeoned them to death in the Skukuza laundry yard have been fired. An in...moreImportance of tracking diseases associated with illegal wildlife
The increase in international travel and trade brings with it an increased risk of unmonitored pathogens via the illegal wildlife trade, sai...moreImportant Bird Areas And Protected Areas Under Review By Birdlife
BirdLife Partners in Africa recently convened an inaugural meeting in Botswana in March 2008, to review progress in the ‘Monitoring of Imp...moreIn Short...
Nearly 80 000 dogs, cats and other domestic animals have been vaccinated against the potentially fatal rabies disease in Mpumalanga. Constru...moreIn the kingdom of the ant a mighty curiosity rules
Dr Andersen, of the CSIRO, took out a prestigious prize at the Charles Darwin Symposium for his hard work, his leadership - and his dedicati...moreIndaba snippets
From Saturday May 7 to Tuesday, May 10, 1 646 exhibitors hustled and bustled to make the most of Indaba 2005, said to be the biggest in its ...moreIndia Bans Drug To Protect Vultures
The Indian government has ordered a halt to the sale of the veterinary drug diclofenac (Voltaren). Veterinary businesses have been given thr...moreIndigenous Knowledge for Fine Dine Cuisine
Manager and executive chef, Hanroe Esramus', whose trademark culinary style is to incorporate indigenous knowledge in fine dine cuisine host...moreIndigenous Plants Take Centre Stage
The second Annual Mpumalanga Indigenous Plant sale blossomed from September 22-20, 2006 at Forever Resorts Aventura Badplaas, drawing respec...moreInnibos Winner
The Kruger National Park sponsored the third prize for the “Footprint of the Lowveld” photo competition that was held during the Innibos...moreInsect biodiversity studied with enthusiasm
Nature documentary fans may be familiar with the photogenic 'leaf cutter' ants that chop down leaves to feed their fungus factories, but few...moreInsect Eruptions Noted In Kruger
Over the past few months people visiting and working in the Kruger National Park have been concerned and interested in two insect eruptions ...moreInsects Getting More Attention In Kruger
The eruption of two insect species in the Mooiplaas ranger section within a short successive period caught the attention of not only personn...moreIntegrated Effort to Combat Rhino Killings in South Africa
MECs responsible for environment portfolios in provinces has called for integrated anti poaching efforts to halt the growing number of rhino...moreIntensive Lion Research Initiated
Kruger National Park's lion population faces an uncertain future - or does it? That was the question facing scientists at a Lion Bovine Tube...moreInteresting cloud formation
“It is difficult to gauge the height of these clouds from this photo, but they look about 5000-8000ft above ground level. This would make ...moreInternational Assistance With Landscape Monitoring
How to monitor the degradation of the landscape and vegetation has been a question intriguing
ecologists over the years...moreInternational Elephant Conservation and Research Symposium
The International Elephant Foundation and the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa announced that the International Elephant Conserva...moreInternational Elephant Foundation supports elephant conservation worldwide
The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) announced on January 9, 2012 that it will provide more than R1,75 million to support 19 elephant...moreInternational scientists to visit Orpen research facility
Distinguished scientists from Texas A & M University will be visiting the Hans Hoheisen research facility near Orpen Gate this month with a ...moreInternational wildlife vets to research near Orpen Gate
Distinguished doctors from dozens of destinations are due to descend on Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Facility near Orpen Gate in due cour...moreInternational Year of Biodiversity 2010
The CBD is one of the most signed onto treaties in the world, and deals with the need to sustain the rich diversity of life on Earth...moreInvasive Alien Bird Species Pose A Threat
The department of environmental affairs has declared two bird species as invasive aliens – the Indian mynah and the mallard duck...moreInvasive alien species needs closer attention
Millions of people are dependent on wild species for their livelihood. Freshwater ecosystems are under substantial pressure from expanding h...moreInvest Says Patel
South Africa's economic development Minister Ibrahim Patel said the country has a responsibility to explore new innovative ways to...moreIs August the new September
Become a CLIMATE BUDDY and help us find out ...Everyone in South Africa seems to have noticed that the weather is unusual for this time of y...moreIs Climate Change Affecting Our Birds. Help Us Find Out
Researchers at the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) are calling on our country's birders to join them in monitoring t...moreIs Kamfers Dam On The Brink Of Collapse
A recent water quality study, conducted by Dr Jan Roos from Water Quality Consultants in Bloemfontein, has found that Kamfers Dam's water qu...moreIs the issue really hunting
About 80 members of the ANC Youth League descended on the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve adjoining the Kruger National Park on Saturday, M...moreIs The Shepards Tree Magical
The Shepherd's Tree, Boscia albitrunca, is the larval food plant for 14 different species of butterflies in the KNP and southern Africa...moreIs There A Rhino War Looming?
There is great concern that a “white rhino war” is looming in the Kruger National Park (KNP) and surrounding areas. Since October 2007, ...moreIs There An Elephant overpopulation in Kruger
The Kruger National Park (KNP) does not have an elephant overpopulation and there is no need to cull at present. This was the majority opini...moreIslands add to Addo’s biodiversity
Environmental Affairs and Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk had a busy day at Addo Elephant National Park when he announced the addit...moreIssuing Of Permits Subject To BEE Compliance
The granting of permits in Sanparks will be subject to compliance with the requirements of the BEE Tourism Scorecard and the Sanparks supply...moreIt doesnt take brains to pick a World Cup winner
The Cape vulture – one of Africa's largest birds of prey - is believed to be under threat from the followers of muti magic in South Africa...moreIts All In The Laugh
Acoustic analysis of the 'giggle' sound made by spotted hyenas has revealed that the animals' laughter encodes information about...moreIUCN Red List of Threatened Species DID YOU KNOW
The IUCN Red List has a long established history as the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of p...moreIUCN suggests balanced harvesting of fish
“For centuries, it has been believed that selective fishing that avoids young, rare and charismatic species and focuses on older and large...moreIUCNs Red List of Ecosystems gains momentum
Modelled on the influential IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, the Red List of Ecosystems will identify if an ecosystem is vulnerable, ...moreIvory dealer loses appeal
A Northern Cape man's appeal against a conviction of being an accomplice in the unlawful dealing of two ivory tusks was dismissed by the Sup...moreIvy League Students Visit Kruger’s Classrooms
Every October for the past seven years, twenty students from an American university pitch up in Skukuza Camp as part of their studies of var...moreJam-packed agenda for sixth science network meeting
The Kruger National Park (KNP) will host scientists and researchers from around the world at the sixth annual SANParks Science Network Meeti...moreJoining forces against poaching
A joint effort from conservation agencies and the community against environmental and general crime in the central lowveld is reaping benefi...moreJoke of the Bushveld Competition
Joke 2005 was the 27th year the tournament was played at Skukuza and was again a huge success with capacity fields on all four days...moreJournalist And Elephant Expert Debate The Use Of Game As Protein
A journalist for Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper has been criticised for proposing that Kenya's starving should be provided with protein by c...moreJury Still Out on Whether New Mosquito Carries Malaria
A new species of mosquito has been discovered by South African researchers, adding to the pantheon of some 140 species of Anopheles mosquito...moreKalahari, Kruger and Carnivores the passions of Gus Mills
After more than 30 years, Gus Mills is returning to the home of his heart in the sands of the Kalahari, to once again conduct groundbreaking...moreKalwerbossie At Risk Of Over Harvesting
Kalwerbossie, better known by its scientific name Pelargonium sidoides, is at risk of over-harvesting because it is very slow growing...moreKaroo National Park to Introduce Lions
Karoo National Park, situated near Beaufort West, celebrated its 30th Anniversary with the announcement that lions would be introduced...moreKEEP KRUGER CLEAN campaign celebrates its 6th year
Lucy Nhlapo, head of tourism and marketing in the Kruger National Park (KNP) kick-started the Keep Kruger Clean campaign for the 6th consecu...moreKeeping An Eye On Duke The Tusker
The bush was littered with people, watching his every move. They saw him desperately wanting to outrun the helicopter, saw the dart strike...moreKeeping an eye on global vegetation
Food, fuel, and shelter, ie vegetation, is one of the most important requirements for human populations around the world...moreKilimanjaro’s Icy Crown Melting Fast
Kilimanjaro's snowy crown is fast disappearing, as predicted by experts several years ago. This means not just the loss of the tourist att...moreKingsley Holgate takes to the road to promote transfrontier conservation
Well-known Africa explorer, Kingsley Holgate, will lead an expedition across nine Southern African Development Countries (SADC) from May to ...moreKlaserie Childrens Eco Training Celebrates International year of Biodiversity
To increase the understanding of the vital role that biodiversity plays in sustaining life on Earth, Maureen Lahoud was invited to assist in...moreKnow Your Park
The first motorist entered the Kruger National Park in 1927. Visitors paid £1 entrance fee and that year the Park realised a full £3. Ther...moreKnow your park - Nxanatseni
The area is bordered by 90 kilometres western boundary with Limpopo Province and 121 kilometres eastern boundary with Mozambique and on the ...moreKnow your Park - Whats in a name
The literal meaning of shirnia-ntanga is “early gardener”, but according to MJ van Waremelo and HP Junod, this was probably the name of ...moreKNP Achieverment Awards 2010 -2011
Sergeant Wilson Siwela from Crocodile Bridge Ranger Section was the worthy recipient of the Kruger Cross, the Kruger National Park's (KNP) h...moreKNP awards its achievers for excellence
Solly Mathonse received the bravery award at the 12th Kruger National Park (KNP) Achievement Awards that took place on Friday, April 20 2012...moreKNP Collects Bounty from Balloons
A Boksburg school, the Mooiplaas Ranger Section and a bunch of balloons were linked together in the strangest of ways earlier this month...moreKNP emerging contractors receive technical skills training
The Kruger National Park (KNP)'s head of technical services, Blake Schraader presented certificates to 150 emerging contractors in Skukuza o...moreKNP Emerging Tuskers Competition 2006 Winners Announced
The 2006 Kruger National Park (KNP) Emerging Tuskers Competition attracted more than 180 individual entries and has identified eight new eme...moreKNP head office is NOT moving to Phalaborwa
There is no truth to a rumour that has resurfaced regarding the relocation of the Kruger National Park's (KNP) head office from Skukuza to P...moreKNP Law Enforcers Receive Rank Insignia
Traffic officers, visible policing and other members of the Kruger National Park's (KNP) protection services department were ceremoniously h...moreKNP Man Honoured With Unesco Award
A core member of the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB), Dr Llewellyn Foxcroft, was one of ten recipients of the 2010 M...moreKNP receives wheelchairs for use by tourists when needed
In a gesture of goodwill, the Germiston's Rotaract Club presented the Kruger National Park (KNP)'s managing executive, Abe Sibiya with 15 wh...moreKNP Recognises Staff Achievements
Hard work, going the extra mile and excellent performance were recognised at the Kruger National Park's glittering 10th achievement awards i...moreKNP Technical Services Personnel Receive NQF Certificates
Nine senior officials from the Kruger National Park technical services department recently completed their National Qualifications Framework...moreKoedoe Update
The latest articles published in Koedoe focus on vegetation and plant communities...moreKrazies in Kruger
We took these photos on the 1st of January as well as the 7th of January 2007. They drove into the field almost on top of the lions and the ...moreKrazies in Kruger
Kruger rangers, protection services personnel and traffic officials of the Kruger National Park will be on high alert this festive season an...moreKrazies in Kruger
We visited the park on Sunday, the 1st of May 2005 and found these people showing themselves outside their cars at a lion sighting on the Lo...moreKrazies in Kruger
We often visit Kruger Park and see people doing crazy things, but this time I decided to send you some photographic evidence...moreKrazies in Kruger
As a frequent visitor to the Park, plus reader of your newspaper I am always astounded by the photographs taken of people who blatantly diso...moreKrazies in Kruger - 22 March 2005
This photo was taken by my daughter Belinda in February 2005 at midday at Rhidondo Pan. In the car was my wife, my mother-in-law from Englan...moreKrazies in Kruger - 27 April 2005
I was recently visiting the Kruger National Park, staying at Satara.Whilst there we came across 11 hungry lions eating the remains of a Gira...moreKruger Awards Top Achievers
For the ninth year in a row, the Kruger National Park rewarded its staff during the 2007 Achievement Awards Ceremony, which was held on Frid...moreKruger Bids Farewell To Kobus Wentzel
Kobus Wentzel, regional ranger in the far north of the park, thanked friends and colleagues
at a function to bid him farewell at Shingwedzi...moreKruger buffalo kills suspected fish poacher
A buffalo killed a suspected fish poacher in the Kruger National Park (KNP) on February 21, 2012. The incident was reported to the Chief of ...moreKruger Call Centre Handles Wide Variety of Calls
The Kruger Emergency Call Centre has now been up and running for just over a year. It receives around five calls a day, ranging from traffic...moreKruger Celebrates Its Cultural Heritage
Kruger's soccer field was transformed on September 23, 2006 when the park celebrated Heritage Day. A huge map of the Kruger National Park wa...moreKruger Clean-Up
The Central region of the Kruger National Park held a clean-up day on Friday, October 7, 2005. Teams targeted the roads between Nwanetsi, Ol...moreKruger donates trees to spread greening message with youth
The Kruger National Park (KNP)'s managing executive, Abe Sibiya handed over 25 indigenous trees to the educators and pupils of Mjejane Prima...moreKruger e-field Guide Creator Battles Cancer
Douw “Swannie” Swanepoel, former Kruger section ranger renowned for bringing computer-age technology to the ancient art of tracking and ...moreKruger elephants head for Zululand Rhino Reserve
It was a very early start on Friday August 26, leaving Skukuza at 04:30, to capture two elephant bulls in the Crocodile Bridge section...moreKruger Fire Raises a Storm
Park visitors came across severely burnt animals, notably rhino, and conveyed their horror to the media...moreKruger Fishing Competition Gives Rise to More Tall Tales Than Fish
The Honorary Rangers (HR) of the Bushveld region hosted a fish- ing competition at the Reënvoël Dam in the Nxanatseni (South) region of th...moreKruger gives soccer kit to school kids
The Kruger National Park (KNP)'s head of people and conservation, Helen Mmethi handed a complete soccer kit for school children to the sport...moreKruger Gives Wings To a Passion For Birds
Geoff Lockwood has birding in his veins, and his fascination with birding began in the Kruger National Park (KNP). He first visited Kruger w...moreKruger Gorge
The rehabilitation OF Massingir Dam could lead to the destruction of sections of The Olifants River gorge that has no parallels elsewhere in...moreKruger Guides Spread Their Wings
The Kruger National Park is renowned for its birdwatching attractions and is regarded as one of the birding Edens of the country. With its l...moreKruger hands over 400 boxes of books
Circuit managers from 12 school circuits bordering Kruger accepted 400 boxes of books donated by the Kruger National Park (KNP) and its part...moreKruger Home To the Biggest Stick Insects
Should you happen to be wandering around a campsite in Kruger at night, direct your torch light into the trees – if your eyes are sharp en...moreKruger Honours its Rangers
Rangers with 30 years and more service in the park received trees as a tribute on behalf of all KNP rangers. In a tribute to the Kruger Nati...moreKruger Hosts Third Annual Corporate Golf Day
More than 100 golfers from both government and the private sector met on the fairways of Skukuza's picturesque golf course on Thursday Octob...moreKruger Indigenous Games
Mopani district was the overall winner of this year's Limpopo indigenous games with 14 points followed by the Vhembe district with nine poin...moreKruger Memory Photo Competition
Fatima Patel has won two nights for two at Wilderness Safaris Pafuri Camp in the far north of the Park. This stunning tented camp is located...moreKruger National Park - Did you know
The Kruger National Park was first proclaimed in 1898 as the Sabie Game Reserve by the then president of the Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger...moreKruger National Park Field Rangers Strike called off
Kruger National Park Field Rangers' Strike called-off: at least 93 rhinos poached during the strike. The South African National Parks (SANPa...moreKruger National Park Newsclips
It's War. Moving Kruger's Border so Hunters Can Kill. Sanparks Corrects Double Booking 2010. Kruger Park Land Claims. Archaeological Researc...moreKruger National Park Rangers Diary
In nature there are many examples of animals that have adapted to the specific circumstances of their environment, but for an individual ani...moreKruger National Park Rangers Diary - October 1955
Repairing fowl hook which the baboons had completely damaged. The septic tank at my quarters blocked and I had to open same, clean, and refi...moreKruger National Park Steps Up Fight Against Poachers
With the appointment of 57 new field rangers, the Kruger National Park (KNP) is stepping up its crime fighting ability against the increasin...moreKruger Objects to Development on Crocodile River
In November last year, the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture Land Administration issued an instruction to stop all construction on an ext...moreKruger Park 2005 to 2006 In Review
A total number of 1 243 4657 tourists visited the Kruger National Park during the 2005/6 financial year. According to the Sanparks 2005/6 an...moreKruger Park Bees Under Threat From Parasites
In 1997 a deadly parasite entered South Africa, possibly sneaking into the country at Simonstad harbour in the Cape. Known as Varroa destruc...moreKruger Park Butterflies
There are several butterflies that occur throughout the Kruger National Park and also many that occur throughout the year. Granted, these bu...moreKruger Park Butterfly Wishlist
Some butterflies are regarded as quite rare and sometimes a first for a certain area, therefore the general public is asked to assist in spo...moreKruger Park Changes Day Visitor Booking Policy
Day visitors to the Kruger National Park will no longer be able to book their entry as this will be done on a strict first come first served...moreKruger Park Exit Permits
As at the end of October 2006, all guests leaving the Kruger National Park (KNP) must be in possession of a valid exit permit...moreKruger Park field rangers strike enters week five
The Kruger National Park Field rangers have been on strike since February 3, 2012. Their labour union, Health and Other Service Personnel Tr...moreKruger Park May Benefit From New Helicopter Ambulance
Anyone suffering an accident in the Kruger National Park (KNP) may soon find help close at hand, both from Kruger's new emergency call centr...moreKruger Park Ranger Vists Japan
Vlakteplaas ranger Reckson Seane was invited to Japan to attend a course on Wildlife Conservation and Management for African countries with ...moreKruger Park Rest Camp Architects
In 1984, van Riet and Louw architects were appointed to design a camp, later known as Berg-en-Dal...moreKruger Park stands to be devastated by Climate Change
Up to two-thirds of the animal species in the Kruger National Park could become extinct if global temperatures increase at the current rate...moreKruger Park Timeline
Kruger Park Timeline. A Complete History of Kruger National Park. 4000 BP Some of the baobabs still standing in the Kruger National Park (KN...moreKruger Parks Rhino Go under The Hammer for Conservation
The Kruger National Park Veterinary Wildlife Services Unit has been busy catching rhino for one of its annual rhino auctions. Due to be held...moreKruger Ranger Killed by his Namesake
A field ranger, Lance Corporal Wilson Ndlovu, was attacked and killed by an elephant while he was on normal patrol in the Stoltznek Section ...moreKruger rangers in the spotlight
At just past 08h00 Punda Maria section ranger Thomas Mbokota called together his team of field rangers. A helicopter pilot had sighted a bak...moreKruger reaches out to neighbours to help with clean-up
The Kruger National Park (KNP) is fighting for a cleaner environment hand in hand with the Thulamahashe Hluvukani Arcornhoek Taxi Associatio...moreKruger Refines Management Plan
New legislation calls for conservation agencies like South African National Park to submit a comprehensive management plan to the minister o...moreKruger Regions Compete In Sports Day
On September 2, 2006 the Kruger National Park held a funfilled sports day. Four staff teams competed against each other in touch rugby, voll...moreKruger Regions Reward Achievers 2005 North and Central
Kruger Regions Reward Achievers 2005: North & Central. Outstanding Service In The Workplace And Outstanding Service To Customers...moreKruger Scientist Gets on Top of Alien Plant Invasions Down Under
Alien invasive species are causing a headache for conservation managers around the world. Alien species are the cause of numerous problems f...moreKruger Scientists in Addo National Park
Scientists and managers in the Kruger National Park are striving to use an adaptive management system, which allows for some changes in the ...moreKruger scoops two PMR awards
The Executive Director of the Kruger National Park, Dr Bandile Mkhize, recently received two prestigious “Mpumalanga Leaders and Achievers...moreKruger staff receive Kudu recognition
Dr Bandile Mkhize, director of Kruger, handed over SANParks Kudu and merit awards at a small function held in Skukuza on Friday August 5...moreKruger to Canyons biosphere launch
The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere is due to be officially launched this month, forming part of the Limpopo activities to celebrate World Envir...moreKruger to Canyons Biosphere Represented at World Congress in Spain
Debby Thomson, project coordinator for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, attended the 3rd World Congress on Biospheres, hosted by UNESCO in t...moreKruger Treasure Discovered
United Tobacco Company awarded its annual achievement awards for the northern region at a well organised function at the Letaba staff lapa l...moreKruger Vets Help Capture Kalahari Wildcats
Since 2003 Marna Herbst, a PhD student from the Mammal Research Institute of the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of P...moreKruger wins award
The Kruger National Park's (KNP) Road Construction team won the Vintage Category of the Armco Multiplate and Superspan Structures Awards thi...moreKruger’s Creative Kiddie Neighbours Win Art Competition
South African National Parks recently announced the winners of the Morula Kids Art Competition, which attracted entries from around the coun...moreKruger’s Management Works Towards Celebrating Wilderness
Last year the Kruger National Park (KNP) adopted the WMP, which was developed to provide a framework for the future management of wilderness...moreKruger’s Rhino sell for over R1million
Last month the Kruger National Park sold 12 white rhino by public auction. The sale generated a gross income of R1.63 million, which South A...moreKruger2Canyon Biosphere Biodiversity Survey
On November 6, budding conservationists, armed with pencils, clipping boards, data sheets and loads of enthusiasm...moreKruger2Canyons Birding Route Launched
It is hoped that birders from all over the world will flock to the area thanks to the launch of the Kruger 2 Canyon Birding Route. The route...moreKrugers Baobabs Become Film Stars
A television production team recently visited the Kruger National Park to film the clash of the titans – the relationship between the park...moreKrugers big five LIVE on your laptop
A digital video camera was installed late last year at a waterhole just outside Orpen camp, and from its footage a picture is extracted ever...moreKrugers biggest tusker, Duke, dies of old age
One of the oldest tuskers in the Kruger National Park (KNP), Duke, died on October 1, 2011 seemingly of old age. Duke was identified as a ne...moreKrugers Crocodile Bridge And Gate Get a Facelift
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park (KNP), Abe Sibiya officially opened the new Crocodile Bridge and Gate facilities on Decem...moreKrugers CyberTracker Gets a Boost
Over R400 000 was raised to replace Kruger's ailing CyberTracker hardware with the new Fujitsu Siemens Pocket PC Loox N520 handheld device....moreKrugers Groundwater More Than Meets The Eye
For many people groundwater equates to boreholes making “unavailable and unused” water available for humans, animals and irrigation....moreKrugers Hidden Secrets
Kruger National Park is justly famous for its Big Five. Less well known is that Kruger represents a world-class laboratory for understandin...moreKrugers New Generation Tuskers
These are the magnificent elephant bulls (and a few cows) believed to be following in the footsteps of Kruger's Magnificent Seven...moreKrugers quest for Zero Waste
The Kruger National Park (KNP) is hoping to become a regional leader – in rubbish. A pilot project will be launched in the Phalaborwa regi...moreKrugers regions share 110th birthday celebrations with their neighbours
The Kruger National Park (KNP) began a three-week long celebration of its 110th birthday with a community celebration function at Phalaborwa...moreKrugers Role In Re-establishing South Africas Oxpecker Population
Hundreds of redbilled oxpeckers have been caught in the Kruger National Park for relocation to other parts of South Africa...moreKrugers Scientific Data On Demand
Sanparks Scientific Services has been involved with research on various topics in the Kruger National Park since the 1950s. These valuable r...moreKudu Awards ceremony honours conservationists
The Kruger National Park (KNP) made an impressive showing at the inaugural award giving ceremony for the South African National Parks (Sanpa...moreKuduzela Launched for SA Soccer Fans
A wind instrument in the shape of a kudu horn, the Kuduzela, has been launched in South Africa and is expected to become synonymous with foo...moreKyoto Protocol
Conservation organisations around the world are hailing the signing of the Kyoto Protocol as the first step towards slowing down global warm...moreKZN Cotton Farmers At Centre Of GM Debate
The small-scale cotton farmers of the Makhatini Flats in KwaZulu-Natal are being used as examples by both seed giant Monsanto and green orga...moreKZN students come to Limpopo to hug trees
Towards the end of last year eight students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban and Pietermaritzburg) stepped into a minibus to go ...moreLake Natron faces renewed threat from soda ash mining
BirdLife has learnt that a Tanzanian Government Agency is seeking to buy mining equipment for large-scale soda ash extraction from Lake Natr...moreLake Panic and Doispane Name Origins
Lake Panic, a small earthen dam 1,5km north-west of Skukuza, derives its name from the panic caused when the dam's newly built wall threaten...moreLand Claim Delays Declaration Of Blyde National Park
The declaration of the national park has been put on hold because of the land claim which the department of land affairs and environmental a...moreLand claims in Kruger
By December 31, 1998 almost 40 land claims had been lodged on land within the Kruger National Park. To date, the Makuleke claim in the Pafur...moreLand Repossessions Threaten Hundreds of Black Farmers
Hundreds of South Africa's emerging black commercial farmers could face eviction in the next few months because of their inability to servic...moreLarge dams can affect local climates, alter rainfall
Researchers investigating how large dams can affect local climates say dams have the clear potential to drastically alter local rainfall in ...moreLarge illegal ivory market in Britain
Britain has been fingered as the biggest ivory trader in Europe, and has the ninth largest ivory trade in the world. The Independent reports...moreLargest Elephant Contraception Exercise Begins
A total of 43 female elephants have received the first of three immuno-contraceptive injections that will render them temporarily steril...moreLast invasive aliens felled
A joint venture between the Alien Invader Task Group (AITG) of the Honorary Rangers, the Alien Biota Section of Kruger and a People for Wild...moreLCA to conserve 20 million hectares of land in Africa
Leadership for Conservation in Africa (LCA) announced its plan to develop 20 million hectares of conservation land in Africa by 2020. Releas...moreLeadership For Conservation In Africa Launched
For the first time in history, African conservation and business leaders have a platform through which they can discuss matters of common in...moreLearn to Love Vultures or Lose Them
BirdLife Partners in Africa and elsewhere have joined with raptor conservation and research organisations around the world to call for an im...moreLearners Visit Vulture Restaurant
Talented learners from the Ba-Phalaborwa area is to visit the vulture restaurant on Grietjie...moreLearning from insects
Scientists now want to exploit insects' diversity to develop and test new medicines, new methods of pest control, new industrial enzymes and...moreLeaves Changing Colour
After a varied 'rainy season' where some areas have had reasonable rainfall, while others have had almost nothing, the leaves on many tree s...moreLeopard captured and put down
An old male leopard was captured in the Makoko village, about 10 kilometres south of the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park (KNP) on Jul...moreLeopard Catches Croc For Dinner
Nedick Bila, senior field guide at Shingwedzi Camp, and eight guests were treated to an exceptional sighting when they saw a leopard killing...moreLeopard caught in Phalaborwa
An injured and hungry leopard turned to catching cats and dogs in the south-eastern parts of Phalaborwa for her survival. This in turn alert...moreLeopard cruelly caught in snare
When Brian Jones and his team from Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre set out to rescue a snared leopard on Sunday, July 6, they were not sure...moreLeopard Forum Established
The leopard is considered to be the world's most persecuted big cat, but given its elusive nature information is hard to come by on what is ...moreLeopard killed by lions
This leopard was found during a bush walk in the Balule Private Nature Reserve. According to Brian Jones of Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre...moreLeopard shot in Letaba Camp
At around 21h00 on Monday evening, June 27, some Kruger staff saw a leopard walking past the Letaba Elephant Hall building in the Letaba Cam...moreLeopard working group formed
Farmers, game wardens, nature conservation officials, scientists, hunters and conservationists all met at the Southern AfricanWildlife Colle...moreLess Rhino Sold More Predators Moved To Smaller Reserves
2010 could hardly be labelled as a run-of-the-mill year for the SANParks Veterinary Wildlife Services (VWS) unit, especially with more than ...moreLet me Count the Ways
Let me count the ways in which two days of exploring previously unknown history, some extraordinary royal fetishes and truly magnificent wil...moreLet sleeping frogs lie
The grey tree frog - more commonly referred to as the foam nest frog - is the largest of our 'tree frogs', with females growing to a length ...moreLetaba Elephant Hall Closed For Renovations
The Elephant Hall at Letaba Main Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) is in the process of receiving a face-lift and will be closed for th...moreLetaba Elephant Statue in Protective Custody
Kirsty Redman, environmental interpretive education officer for the Kruger National Park (KNP), was at the Honorary Rangers' Indaba in Berg-...moreLetaba Hospitality Manager Retires
Gerty Carmichael, hospitality services manager at Letaba Camp, recently retired
from her position with the Kruger National Park...moreLetaba icon returns
In May 2007 Letaba camp staff in the Kruger National Park (KNP) noticed the iconic statue in front of the elephant hall was in danger of col...moreLetaba Is Best Camp In Kruger Malelane Best Ranger Section
Malelane section was named best ranger station in the Kruger National Park for 2009/10. Section ranger...moreLetaba launches new accommodation units for bats
A new range of accommodation units was unveiled last week, as part of Letaba Rest Camp's ongoing Bat House Research Project...moreLetaba Staff Children Get To Know More About The World They Live In
The people and conservation staff at the Letaba Rest Camp have their work cut out for them during school holidays...moreLets Give It Horns
To celebrate the anniversary of the first rhinos ever translocated in South Africa half a century ago, and in support of the fight against t...moreLetter from Reunion
We went and interviewed our class from secondary school in Terre Sainte, Saint Pierre, in Reunion Island. In May, we will participate in a t...moreLetters
Unfortunately one sees many incidents of people who just can't use common sense and don't
understand the dangers associated with wild anima...moreLetters Letters Letters Letters
Breakdown in Kruger. Wonder From Waste. Impressed With Service at Letaba Rest Camp. Pesticide Used by Poachers. Pretoriuskop is Tops....moreLetters to the Editor
In response to the letter from Mrs C Nienaber ('Emergency Number', page 13, Issue 23), I would like to say that I feel the exact opposite wa...moreLetters to the editor
There are more and more visitors to the Kruger Park and adjacent lowveld wildlife areas who realize that the big and hairy are only part of ...moreLetters to the editor
I'm a very keen reader of KRUGER PARK TIMES and I'm very happy to have a subscription so that I won't miss an issue despite not being able t...moreLibrarians Meet In Kruger To Launch Library Week
Delegates from libraries all over the country attended the official launch of Library Week 2008, which took place at the Skukuza Staff Villa...moreLightning strikes another house
Lightning struck again during a heavy thunderstorm in Hoedspruit on January 23, setting fire to the thatched roof of a simplex unit in the r...moreLimpopo Atlas Of Rare Birds Being Compiled
An atlas of where the 'big six' rare birds have been seen and are known to breed in the Limpopo Province is being compiled...moreLimpopo Launches Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route
“As we celebrate the launch of the Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route, we urge citizens of Limpopo Province and beyond to explore the cultu...moreLimpopo leaves leopard hunters in the dark
Leopards in the Limpopo Province are in increased danger of being illegally killed as a result of the actions of the government department i...moreLimpopo National Park attract more overnight visitors
According to the Mozambique News Agency, AIM, the Limpopo National Park (LNP) generated US$200,000 revenue in 2011, which is 7.1 percent mor...moreLimpopo Province Proudly Home to SA's Two Biggest Trees
The Limpopo Province is the proud possessor of South Africa’s two largest trees, both of which are baobabs estimated to be well over ...moreLimpopo To Retract Advert For Cites Permits
The Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (Ledet) intends to retract its recent advertisement explaining the p...moreLimpopo-Shashe Conservation Area Formally Agreed On
The middle of a dry riverbed is not the usual venue for a meeting of government ministers from three countries about to sign a landmark agre...moreLion Attack - The Aftermath
10 October, Oom Paul's Birthday. We departed from Metsi Metsi camp on the Friday, not thinking much about dates and birthdays...moreLion Breeders To Comment Jointly On New Laws
Lion breeders have gotten together in the wake of the publishing of draft regulations for the hunting industry and protected species...moreLion Cannibalism Awes Trailists and Guides Alike
Lions are known to often kill nomad lions moving into the pride's territory, but feeding on her is a different matter. Cannibalism among lio...moreLion Contraception Helps Solve Management Issues
To many game-viewing tourists, an African bush experience is not complete without a sighting of the king of beasts, the lion. This means tha...moreLion Man Race
Jan Lambert of Pretoria won the grueling 80km Lion Man Mountain Bike Race in 3:25:32. The race took place at the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate ...moreLion presents powerful environmental message
When local Addo resident, Janine Snyman, saw a young male lion with a beer bottle in his mouth, she could not ignore the environmental messa...moreLion Researcher Dreams Of Primary Schools In Conflict Areas
The sayings “if it pays, it stays” and “wildlife must pay its way” have been used to justify a number of activities in the wildlife ...moreLion shot after killing man
A man was killed and eaten by two lions in the Kruger National Park (KNP) on Thursday July 28, 2005. Rangers shot the male lion in their eff...moreLioness and baboons
I had been following a white rhino track from near the water hole in the hopes of catching up and viewing him, but he seemed to be on a miss...moreLions And Poachers Drive Game Farmer Out Of Province
Limpopo province's game farmer of the year, Piet Potgieter, is planning to move his game farming operation to the Free State, after being pl...moreLions Benefit Form This Years Bike4Beasts MTB Challenge
The fourth Bike4Beasts MTB Challenge took place in the De Beers Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve on April 25 this year...moreLions in the Village
During the early hours of Wednesday February 16, between five and seven lions decided to take a stroll down the main road through Skukuza vi...moreLions Kill Suspect
Lions killed an alleged poacher in the Kruger National Park (KNP) on March 14, 2010...moreLions maul suspected poachers
Rangers rescued two suspected rhino poachers who were mauled by lions in the Kruger National Park. The two men were hospitalised and charged...moreLions Released In Karoo National Park After 170 Years Absence
Lions were released in Karoo National Park near Beaufort West on November 10, 2010 freely setting foot on the Karoo soil for the first time ...moreLions surprise runners during marathon
This year's Skukuza Sterling Light Half Marathon produced a surprise for the runners – three lionesses directly in the path of the leading...moreLions, Cheetahs and Wild Dogs most vulnerable African Carnivores
The conservation status of Africa's 20 largest carnivores has been reviewed in a document compiled by the Wildlife Conservation Society, wit...moreLiving on the Edge
Ecologically speaking, on the edge of a vlei, on the edge of a forest, on the edge of a water body means that you are also on the edge of so...moreLizard Classification
It is necessary to view our lizards in the context of all the species of reptiles that inhabit the world.
The world's 6550 species of repti...moreLocal environmental campaign teams up with online greenies
Indalo Yethu, South Africa's environmental awareness, activism and endorsement campaign, has formed a strategic partnership with the online ...moreLocal is Lekker safaris in Kruger
Various Kruger National Park campsites have become home to a community-based safari initiative that will see field guides handpicked from th...moreLocal operators get international perspective at tourism workshop
SA Tourism has had its share of transformation, and perhaps a touch of schizophrenia, for the last few years in finding the country's touris...moreLodge Burns Down In Southern Kruger - January 2006
Just five days before Christmas two bangs, the second louder than the first, heralded the start of a fire which burnt the main building of t...moreLodge group scoops international awards again
The Singita group has triumphed in this year's US Travel and Leisure World's Best Awards 2008, wining three awards...moreLongest record of climate change in Africa extracted
Oceanographers battled high winds and big waves while a ship-mounted drilling platform pulled up 623m of core samples from beneath the rolli...moreLongterm Kruger Park Vegetation Monitoring Project
Holger Eckhardt drives his bakkie down a degenerating dirt road, tyres rattling over rocky patches, guided by a precise set of instructions ...moreLoss Of Habitat Harm Evolutionary Diversity
A mathematically driven evolutionary snapshot of woody plants in four similar climates around the world has given scientists a fresh perspec...moreLove rhino, love life
Kruger National Park rangers and staff reach out to youth with anti-rhino poaching message. “Today we celebrate our heritage, our rhino an...moreLow cost carrier to begin flights from South Africa to Mombasa
One of South Africa's low- cost carrier's, 1-Time, will add Mombasa to their network by March 2012. The twice-a-week service to Mombasa will...moreLower Sabie tent gutted
A fire broke out in one of the safari tents at Lower Sabie Rest Camp around 06h00 on October 11, 2011; completely burning down the tent...moreLowveld celebrations and festivals
A sustainable living festival will take place in Hoedspruit from Thursday May 15, until Saturday May 17, 2008...moreLowveld Legend Dies
The lowveld lost one of its legends on June 9, 2006 when colonel Jan Pretorius passed away at the age of 94. Pretorius was one of the founde...moreLucas Radebe Appointed as 2010 Ambassador
Lucas Radebe was introduced by Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the Minister of Tourism, as South African Tourism's 2010 ambassador to the ...moreLumukisa learners celebrate Earth Day
Learners from Lumukisa Primary School, Acornhoek, celebrated Earth Day with a play about how man has destroyed nature and what needs to be d...moreMabudhafasi launches national environment month
“We must make cleaning our surroundings and the country to be our daily routine for the health of our citizens and the environment as spel...moreMagnets replace pins for new sightings boards
Gas supplier TotalGaz recently supplied replacement game sighting boards to all the camps in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in order to make...moreMake A Donation And Help Keep Kruger In The Information Age
Introduced first in 2000, with more units being purchased in 2003, the CyberTracker computer system with its integrated Global Positioning S...moreMake A Donation And Help Keep Kruger In The Information Age
In a world where personal digital assistants are the hallmark of harassed executives in a high pressure business world, many people would be...moreMaking a Difference In The Eyes Of a Child
Situated in the Skukuza Staff Village in the Kruger National Park, Skukuza Nursery School provides foundation-phase education to children of...moreMakulekes host World Environment Day celebrations
World Environment Day was officially celebrated in South Africa at the Makuleke Village, neighbouring the far northern region of the Kruger ...moreMalopeni eco 4x4 overnight trail
This is the perfect trail for someone who lives close to the park and would like to do something different but does not have a lot of time t...moreMambrrr Found Dead
Field rangers Difference Mabunda and Olsado Mulhovu, came across a carcass of a big elephant bull with exceptionally big tusks. The Elephant...moreMaMerle Has Twins Again
MaMerle, believed to the biggest female tusker in the Kruger National Park, seems determined to be recorded in the Guinness book of elephant...moreMan Dies After Asthma Attack On Game Drive
The station commander of the Levubu Police Station, Nardus Bekker, has died in the doctor's consulting rooms at Skukuza after collapsing dur...moreMan dies in suspected Buffalo attack
Roy Munks (65) died on Tuesday July 22, 2008, apparently from loss of blood from injuries sustained during an attack by a buffalo...moreMana Pools threatened by agriculture
Approximately 120,000ha of “the finest natural wildlife areas in the Zambezi Valley” in the far north of Zimbabwe may eventually fall un...moreManagement Training in Park Continues
A management course was conducted from the Monday the 17th January 2005 until 18 February with a break of a week after every week. The purpo...moreManager Of Phalaborwa Environmental Node Moving To Cape
The call of the sea has lured the manager of the first long-term environmental monitoring
node in South Africa away from Phalaborwa...moreManaging Krugers Rivers
Many rivers in the world have undergone human-induced changes, often negatively impacting freshwater ecosystems. Expanding human populations...moreMango will operate 24 hours a day in 2010
MANGO has announced that it will operate 24 hours per day over the 2010 World Cup period next year...moreManutsa Third Largest Colony of Cape Vultures in SA
Visitors entering the lowveld through the J G Strijdom tunnel can enjoy the majesty of the mountain pass with their naked eye. A good pair o...moreMany species one planet one future
This year, World Environment Day, which is celebrated on June 5 every year, focused on 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future...moreMapungubwe Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site
The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), South African National Parks (SANParks) and Coal of Africa Limited signed an hi...moreMapungubwe Interpretation Centre
The new Interpretation Centre at the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site is becoming increasingly popular and has clocked its 3...moreMapungubwe land claim valid
One of the largest land claim cases to date - the Machete royal family's bid for Mapungubwe, a World Heritage Site - while not yet settled, ...moreMapungubwe mining impact on environment
The coalition of civil society organisations challenging the authorisations given to mining company Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd's proposed Vele c...moreMaria’s magical cuisine enchants at four star lodge
The welcoming smell of baking bread at Zuleika Country House is the work of cook Maria Mokwena. Maria always longed to bake, watching her mo...moreMaroela, A Second Home To Dennis And Anne
Dennis and Anne de Lange come from Uvongo in KwaZulu Natal. They are currently in Maroela camp where they are booked in for five weeks from ...moreMarula Seedlings outstrip others in Survival Challenge
Inside a rock-hard nut lie the precious seeds of the marula tree, a treasure for persistent squirrels and an amazing storehouse of energy th...moreMarula Weir Bites the Dust
Lourie Venter, head of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) special forces school, estimated about six tonnes of explosives...moreMasbambela
Ben Pretorius was a section ranger in the services of Sanparks for more than 35 years before his retirement in 2001. He began his service wi...moreMass Bat Die Off a Mystery to Experts
It is estimated that more than a 1000 Angolan free-tailed bats (Mops condylurus) died over the third week of July at Letaba Camp in the Krug...moreMassingir Dam Backs Up Into Kruger Gorge After Floods
Flooding of the Olifants River in the last week of January raised concerns about the effect that the raising of the Massingir dam wall in Mo...moreMassingir Dam Rehabilitation
The dam wall of the Massingir dam is an earth embankment 4 600m long with a maximum height of 46m. The rehabilitation of the dam entails the...moreMata Mata Shows A New Face
The Mata-Mata Rest Camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park [KTP] was officially re-opened on Thursday, 29 April 2010, after an upgrade of t...moreMatch words with action
Highlighted recently and in many previous reports, the negligent or intentional poisoning of wildlife with agricultural pesticides continues...moreMatildas Horned Viper
A new species of bush viper has been discovered in Tanzania. Named, Matilda's Horned Viper (Atheris matildae), the snake looks like the Usam...moreMating habits of rare bird under discussion
It is possibly the dream of many a man – being well endowed, having a wide choice of sexual partners, and never having to deal with the of...moreMauritius Thorn Plant
Caesalpinia decapetala, commonly known as the Mauritius thorn is an Asian (India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan and Malaysia) tropical plant...moreMedia liaison channeled
All communication about rhino poaching to the media has been directed from SANParks to come from government. SANParks head of communications...moreMedicinal plants need revised care plan
About 15 000 species of medicinal plants are globally threatened from, amongst others, loss of habitat, over-exploitation, invasive species ...moreMeet Kruger's Alien Plant Specialist, Llewellyn C Foxcroft
From an early age, Llewellyn had a keen interest in nature and all out-door activities. In 1997, as part of the diploma's experiential train...moreMeet the Amazing Amone
Amone Mzimba is a humble man, with his fine frame, soft-spoken manner and gracious nature; you would be forgiven for mistaking him for part ...moreMeet The Kruger Rangers
A little girl born in Mhinga village, 29 years ago, took a winding path before she became one of the two female section rangers breaking new...moreMega parks and meta populations a cure for elephant overpopulation
Research on seven main areas in southern Africa where elephants occur has prompted Rudi van Aarde to offer a new alternative forelephant man...moreMegans Top Five Bush Facts
The blue of a kingfisher's feathers isn't caused by a colour pigment but rather by the scattering of light due to the way the...moreMigration myths dispelled in UNDP report
Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them...moreMike Elected as President
Dr. Mike Peel of the ARC-Animal Production Institute (Rangeland Ecology) was elected as President of the Grassland Society of Southern Afric...moreMillion Moments
Life was different in the Kruger National Park (KNP) of 1950 and 1960. Getting a job meant you had to have a wife...moreMini Earthquakes Used to Count Elephants
Work at a pan in Etosha, Namibia has found that seismic sensors can be used to differentiate between elephant, giraffe, lion, gemsbok and hu...moreMining Activities Threaten Sensitive Areas In The Blyde River Canyon
This rich biodiversity is now threatened in some areas by applications made to prospect for gold and silver on farms adjoining the park, and...moreMining Mapungubwe Area May Infringe On Childrens Rights
The fight to save the Mapungubwe region from the impact of coal mining widened its range with the rights of future generations of South Afri...moreMinister awards bioprospecting permits
The minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa, awarded seven bioprospecting permits to organisations to legally engage in...moreMinister Challenges Tourism Industry
Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has issued a challenge to the tourism training industry and backed it up with R7.5 million in fundi...moreMinister Highlights Tourism Grading Councils Successes
Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has said that government's identification of tourism as a sector of the economy earmarked for prior...moreMinister invites comments on land to be declared part of SANParks
Minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa on 2 March 2012 published for public comment under the National Environmental Manag...moreMinister launches Water Week with warning to stop stealing
South Africa's minister of water and environmental affairs Edna Molewa launched Water Week with a visit to farmers who are suspected of ille...moreMinister serious about waste management
Water and environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa has gazetted the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) for immediate implementation...moreMinister to chair WEF tourism council
South Africa's tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has been appointed to chair the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Tourism Council until n...moreMinister wants amended norms and standards for Rhino Conservation
Edna Molewa, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs published the proposed amendments to the norms and standards for the marking of...moreMinister Wants Big Seven
South Africa will soon be boasting the Big Seven, when the shark and the whale are added to the already well-know Big Five tourist attractio...moreMiss SA Earth hopefuls visit Kruger
The finalists of the 2010 'Miss Earth South Africa in association with Consol' spent a week at the Nkambeni Tented Lodge outside of the Krug...moreMkhize takes up top job at Ezemvello
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park, Dr Bandile Mkhize, has taken up the position of chief executive officer of Ezemvelo KZN ...moreModderfontein Reserve Opens To The Public
The Modderfontein Reserve opened to the public on 20 September 2012. The reserve will not only protect the indigenous fauna and flora in the...moreMokala walk away with Welcome award
Mokala was announced the winner in the Parks and Nature Reserves category of the 2008 Welcome Awards at an awards ceremony held at South Afr...moreMoon Cactus or Toukaktus
Moon Cactus or Toukaktus (Harrisia Martinii) Harrisia martinii (moon cactus or toukaktus), originating from South America (Argentina), was p...moreMopane Worm Harvest
Kruger National Park (KNP), as a pilot project, introduced mopani worm harvesting in the Nxanatseni (northern) Region of the park...moreMopani Mass Choir gives first public performance
Ligwalagwala Radio station broadcasted from Mopani Camp from 12h00 on Saturday, May 7. Rev Paul Nkuna of the radio station conducted a chora...moreMopani To Host Educational Exhibition And Talks
Mopani Conference Centre will soon host Honorary Rangers from several different regions. They will be busy with a programme called “People...moreMopani to spend R103 mil on water, sanitation
The Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo is to spend R103 million on upgrading water and sanitation services this year...moreMore About The Eco-Schools Programme
The Eco-Schools initiative is an international programme with over 10,000 schools in about 30 countries around the world enrolled. The progr...moreMore About The Scops Owl
Description: Small, eared owl with yellow eyes. Its plumage is a vermiculated grey-buff, intricately marked with black provides excellent ca...moreMore Black South Africans Visit SANParks
Latest tourism figures have shown that the number of black South Africans visiting national parks operated by SANParks has increased across ...moreMore Comments On The New Regulations For The Wildlife Industry
Ron Thomson has compiled a number of comments on the new draft regulations governing the hunting industry and threatened and protected speci...moreMore Dams for the Letaba Catchment
Construction of a new major dam at Nwamitwa in the Great Letaba River. The new dam, which will take about five years to construct, is propos...moreMore Debate Over The Future Of Orpen Gate
On April 18, 2006 a number of parties with a keen interest in the environmental impact process accompanying the relocation of the Orpen Gate...moreMore elephants collared in APNR
The research project initiated in 1997 to monitor the movements and behaviour of elephants in the Association of Private Nature Reserves (AP...moreMore Elephants Go on the Pill
Another reserve has started an immuno-contraception programme on their elephant population in order to help manage the animals' impacts. Ele...moreMore Elephants Put Under Satellite Surveillance
Four elephants in Greater Kruger got a bit of a surprise on October 19 when wildlife vet Cobus Raath and a team of international volunteers ...moreMore Frogs On The Menu in West Africa
The demand for frogs for human consumption is rising dramatically in parts of West Africa...moreMore Land For National Parks
More than 379,000ha of land have been added to South Africa's national parks system since 1994, including five new national parks, and recen...moreMore management graduates for Kruger
Several Kruger National Park (KNP) staff recently graduated from the Tshwane University of Technology, having completed a BTech degree in ma...moreMore restrictions on cycad related activities
South Africa's minister of environment affairs, Edna Molewa has prohibited a range of activities related to certain cycads (encephelartos). ...moreMore Science, More Debate, But No Action Yet On Culling
The minister of environmental affairs and tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has supported the idea of further research into the management d...moreMore Scope For Social Issues at KNPs Premier Science Meeting
Dr Allan Andersen urged scientists to consider the application and appropriateness of their research to the mandate and mission of SANParks...moreMore than 200 rhino poachers arrested
A total of 214 suspected rhino poachers were arrested in South Africa between April 2010 and March 2011, according to the 4th National Compl...moreMore Than Just A Golf Course Planned For Mica
According to Jurgen, the proposed Kingfisher Hill golf course that is planned for an oddly shaped piece of land bordering the Olifants River...moreMore Than One-Fifth Of The Worlds Plants Are Under Threat Of Extinction
A global analysis of extinction risk for the world's plants has revealed that the world's plants are as threatened as mammals...moreMore trees equals more deserts
The United Kingdom's Forestry Research Programme has discovered that planting trees can decrease the amount of available surface water, help...moreMore visitors prefer camping
The Kruger National Park (KNP), one South Africa's tourism icons, is still a popular destination for both local and foreign visitors...moreMost visitors happy with alchohol ban in Kruger
The majority of tourists who visited the Kruger National Park (KNP) over the Easter holidays were pleased with the alcohol restriction intro...moreMothers and children living with HIV and Aids in Bohlabela
It did not take little Zenobia Mathebula who is not yet three, ten minutes to adopt her new fluffy baby bear and have him bouncing on her ba...moreMotorcompany gives Birdlife SA wheels
Birdlife SA's received a generous donation from Honda SA. Managing director of Honda, Yoshiaka Nakamura, handed over the two Honda CRVs...moreMountain Zebra Camdeboo Corridor Project
A new initiative to create a corridor between Camdeboo and Mountain Zebra National Parks aims to impact the conservation status of South Afr...moreMouse Tricked Into Producing an Elephant Egg
Scientists have “tricked” a mouse into producing an elephant egg. That development could boost breeding programs for endangered species...moreMozambican War Rifles Used To Poach Rhino
Mpumalanga military officials have revealed that some of the rifles used to poach rhino in the Kruger...moreMphongolo Backpack trail Explore Krugers northern wilderness areas
Following the success of the Olifants backpack trail, the Kruger National Park (KNP) has now also introduced the Mphongolo Backpack Trail...moreMpumalanga History To Be Translated, Recorded In A Book
Mpumalanga's pre-colonial history manuscript will be published in a book form and translated into other South African languages...moreMud, Guts and Glory At 4x4 Fun Day
“Mud, guts and glory!” say the organisers, summing up an event-filled day that transformed 40 shiny 4x4s into a dusty shadow of their fo...moreMulti-million rand project to genetically sequence Africas orphaned crops
African scientists, working with peers from the University of California and with backing from international funders such as the Clinton Glo...moreMuyexe residents safe from damage causing animals
Gone are the days when dangerous wild animals from the Kruger National Park (KNP) roamed freely on the streets of Muyexe village, outside Gi...moreMysteries of Bee Flight Revealed
For almost 70 years scientists and engineers have been mocked for being unable to explain how bees fly, but researchers at Caltech and the U...moreName change for Kruger concessionaire
Jock Safari Lodge, situated in the southern area of the Kruger National Park (KNP), changed its Little Jock lodge to Fitzpatrick's at Jock. ...moreName Changes Abound In Mpumalanga
The Blyde River Canyon, South Africa's fourth most-visited tourist attraction, is now officially known as the Motlatse Canyon, despite the p...moreNASA awards money to keep an eye from outer space on trees
Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory have been awarded $653,018 from Nation...moreNational Biodiversity Action Plan Launched
This year International Biodiversity Day, celebrated on May 22, 2006 marked the launch of South Africa's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Pl...moreNational Biodiversity Institute launched
Environmental affairs and tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk officially opened the new South African National Biodiversity Institute (...moreNational Bird Threatened by Illegal Trade
In February alone, nine blue cranes were confiscated in four separate incidences of illegal removal from the wild in their Karoo habitat...moreNational Bird Week 2009
BirdLife South Africa declared May 4 to 10 national bird week. “We decided to use garden birds to advance bird conservation...moreNational elephant management guidelines expected soon
Despite what South African National Parks (Sanparks) terms as “conflicting and irreconcilable” differences of opinion between stakeholde...moreNational parks tourism income breaks the half-a-billion Rand barrier
South African National Parks' (SANParks) tourism income surpassed the half billion- rand mark in the financial year ending on March 31, 2008...moreNational Parks Week 2010
The minister of environmental affairs and tourism, Buyelwa Sonjica, opened the week long free access for South Africans at most South Africa...moreNational structures deployed against rhino poaching onslaught
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) is conducting a coordinated and comprehensive operation to counter rhi...moreNational Vulture Awareness Day - Endangered Wildlife Trust
Following last year's successful awareness creation campaign, the Birds of Prey Working Group of the Endangered Wildlife Trust has designate...moreNatural Medicine for Butterflies
Want to reach for an aspirin? Or perhaps a remedy for a stomach complaint? Ever wondered if butterflies have the same requirements?...moreNature hotspots in Africa Caribbean and Pacific Group
Threatened natural areas in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are set to benefit from a unique partnership between the International Uni...moreNature Novices Transform Into Rookie Rangers
In October this year chaos descended on the Kruger National Park (KNP), as local production house SANHU facilitated the BBC as they filmed t...moreNecessary smell and droppings
Many people avoid discussion of dung and associated smells and will recoil from any contact with these natural items...moreNew 4x4 Eco Trails Open at Karoo National Park
Two new 4x4 eco-trails have opened at the Karoo National Park near Beaufort West...moreNew Accommodation Options At Punda Maria
Punda Maria, in the far north of the Kruger National Park (KNP), has been undergoing a series of upgrades over the last few years. The lates...moreNew Africa Climate Exchange
The BirdLife Africa Partnership has launched a new website about climate change and its impacts on biodiversity in Africa...moreNew African elephant fund receives major boost
The African Elephant Action Plan and the African Elephant Fund received a more than R2 million boost at a meeting held in Skukuza from 12 to...moreNew Baboon Spider Discovered In Survey Of Kruger
They're big and hairy and in need of conservation and are found in the Kruger National Park but they have double the normal number of legs...moreNew boats to help patrol Olifants gorge in fight against illegal fishing
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park, Dr Bandile Mkhize, presented Mozambique's Limpopo National Park...moreNew book showcases Kalaharis hyena
If you watch Disney's “The Lion King” you would be lead to believe that hyenas are conniving, unscrupulous and rather demented creatures...moreNew Book Will Help Merge Conservation And Social Issues In Parks
Scientists from South Africa and the United States of America (USA) have collaborated on a book that they hope will enhance the capacity of ...moreNew Borders Affect Park
The Kruger National Park, a district management area (DMA) will resort under two different municipalities following a decision by the Munici...moreNew chairman begins tenure
The new chairperson of the board of South African National Parks Ms Cheryl Carolus began her tenure at the helm of the country's premier con...moreNew Director Appointed for Environmental Affairs
Nosipho Jezile-Ngcaba has been appointed as director-general for the department of environmental affairs and tourism (Deat)...moreNew Doors for Letaba Elephant Hall
It turned out to be quite a mission finding new doors and replacing the old ones at the elephant hall in Letaba rest camp, but "well worth t...moreNew eating experience
Dining in Kruger has taken a fresh new direction with the opening of the first Nature's Cafe in Skukuza on September 15, 2005. Aimed at the ...moreNew EIA Regulations Take Effect In July
The end of April saw the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism publish new regulations guiding the Environmental Impact Assessment...moreNew Entrance Gate Upgraded Roads Opened at Mountain Zebra National Park
On October 28, 2009, Mountain Zebra National Park, situated near Cradock in the Eastern Cape, celebrated the official opening of a newly upg...moreNew Environmental Hotline Set Up
Anyone spotting environmental crimes in Mpumalanga is invited to phone a newly established hotline number. Pollution, poaching, plant theft...moreNew Filming and Photography Permit Tariffs for SANParks
South African National Parks (SANParks) has revised its procedure and tariffs for commercial filming and photography in the national parks...moreNew findings offer hope in fighting alien plant invasions
The commonly held theory that alien invasive plants do not taste good to indigenous animals, and spread rapidly due to lack of predation, is...moreNew Flux Tower In Kruger
“Africa is a big question mark in the carbon cycle,” says Tony Swemmer, manager of the SAEON (South African Environmental Observation Ne...moreNew Format For Wildlife Photographic Essay
An innovative new form of the ever-popular coffee table book featuring stunning photographs of Africa's wildlife has been launched by the Ho...moreNew freshwater ecosystem atlas
How many and which rivers and wetlands do we have to maintain in a natural condition to sustain economic and social development, while still...moreNew Guide Manual For Kruger
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park (KNP), Dr Bandile Mkhize received a full set of the park's new 40-module guide training m...moreNew Guidebook Reveals Limpopo’s Birding Wonders
The Limpopo Province has 10 internationally recognised Important Bird Areas, and the soon-to-be-released Great Limpopo Birding Route Self Dr...moreNew Information Centre Unveiled At Pretoriuskop
During a short ceremony on 26 May 2007 the Lowveld Honorary Rangers handed over a new information centre to Pretoriuskop in the Kruger Natio...moreNew Initiative Plans To Safeguard Tourist Health
According to statistics gathered by Dr Simon King, at least 13 people died last year in tourist destinations in the Limpopo/Mpumalanga lowve...moreNew Insights into lions genetic evolution
An international team of researchers has successfully traced the evolutionary history of the world's lions in unprecedented detail...moreNew Jungle Gym Received with Huge Smiles
Huge smiles on little faces greeted members of the Hoedspruit Air Force Base (AFB), Veronica and Dave Corlett and other delegates as they ar...moreNew manager appointed at Namaqua National Park
South African National Parks has appointed a second female park manager to take charge of one of the organisation's 20 national parks. Ms Ni...moreNew manager appointed at Wits Rural Facility
Laura Wheatman, newly appointed manager of Wits Rural Facility (WRF), knows when and how to apply creative strategies under adverse conditio...moreNew manager at Olifants shop
Sebenzile Khambule will now be greeting guests at the Tiger's Eye shop in Olifants Camp after her promotion to assistant manager. Sebenzile ...moreNew Manager For Transfrontier Park Health Issues
The integration of the complex human and animal health issues that come as part and parcel of developing massive parks that straddle interna...moreNew Method Standardises Predator Measurements
The African Large Predator Unit based at the University of the Free State has now developed a set of standardised procedures for measuring l...moreNew municipal demarcation to affect Kruger Park
The Kruger National Park, which in political terms is currently a managerial district under the Bohlabela Municipality, may soon be divided ...moreNew National Rules For Hunting Industry And Protected Species
he public has six weeks to make comments on the proposed new regulations that will ban canned hunting of large predators, stop the hunting o...moreNew Orpen Gate
Members of the Mpumalanga Tourism Authority recently joined the provincial MEC for Economic Development and Planning, William Lubisi, at Eur...moreNew planet discovered
A tenth planet has been discovered in the Kuiper Belt of orbiting matter that exists in outer space past the planet Neptune...moreNew Project Aims To Put Limpopo Birds On The World Tourism Map
The Kruger to Canyons region has a chance to find its niche in the biggest sector of the eco-tourism market by creating a birding route in t...moreNew Project Focussing On Large Birds Launched
All of the data will feed into a national database, so that the EWT Birds of Prey Working Group can get an idea of how well these unique bir...moreNew projects in Kruger
A number of upgrade and expansion projects in the Kruger National Park has been put out to tender, to be awarded within the next month. New ...moreNew R5 5million memorial added to Phalaborwa tourism package
Work is nearing completion on a R5.5 million memorial precinct that will commemorate past and present Limpopo heroes who shaped the South Af...moreNew Radar Network Launched
The minister of water and environmental affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, has launched the South African Weather Service's new state-of-the art weat...moreNew rangers ready to face rhino poachers
“They are a fine, earnest, intelligent and public spirited body of men, these rangers. Though small in number, their influence is large. M...moreNew Road Part Of Addo’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations
Addo Elephant National Park keeps getting bigger and better, and the chance to explore five of South Africa's seven biomes in one national p...moreNew Safari Camp Opens Near Phalaborwa Gate
The new Forever Resorts Phalaborwa Safari Park was opened on Friday 27 March, notably celebrated by stakeholders and prominent roleplayers...moreNew Skukuza Boardwalk To Showcase Wetlands
A wetland boardwalk is due to be launched soon in the Kruger National Park, starting in the Skukuza nursery car park. Over 260 metres long, ...moreNew Soccer Clubhouse Opened
A horde of spectators joined Kruger staff to celebrate the opening of their new clubhouse at the Skukuza Soccer Field on Sunday, July 23...moreNew species of tiny frog is worlds smallest vertebrate
Researchers have found two new frog species in New Guinea, one of which is the new smallest known vertebrate on Earth. The results are repor...moreNew Study Explores Patterns In Species Diversity And Genetic Diversity
A new study by Mark Vellend in the August 2005 issue of The American Naturalist provides a theoretical model showing that the two central me...moreNew Tagging Methods Show Just How Far Vultures Fly
It was recently decided by people involved in the conservation of birds of prey that the traditionally used method of placing rings on birds...moreNew Tented Camp Opened In Addo Elephant National Park
A new tented camp in Addo Elephant National Park opened in December last year and is running at an 80 percent occupancy since then...moreNew Tools Help Manage Ranger Section
Earlier this year Steven Whitfield, Section Ranger at Tshokwane, implemented a controlled burn in his section south west of Nkumbe mountain...moreNew Tourism Route Links Swaziland, Mozambique and SA
Launched at this year's Tourism Indaba, the new Lubombo Route offers tourists a glimpse of the best of the mountains, big five wildlife, and...moreNew Trails To Open in Kruger National Park
Two new adventure trails will be launched in the Kruger National Park within the next six months...moreNew Vulture Restaurant and Hide in Phalaborwa
South African Vultures are facing everincreasing threats. Of the nine Vulture species that occur in South Africa, seven are listed in the Es...moreNews Clips
South Africans and Mozambicans travelling between the two neighbouring countries no longer require an entry visa as from Monday April 18...moreNext Stage In Creation Of Hunting Laws Expected Soon
The publication of the draft norms and standards intended to regulate canned hunting and the multi-billion Rand hunting industry throughout ...moreNGOs Appeal Against Mining At Mapungubwe World Heritage Site
The fight to protect the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape from coal mining heated up this month...moreNiger rare giraffe population now number 310
In 1996, there were only 50 West African giraffe, 'giraffa camelopardalis peralta', in the world. The rare animal, distinguished by its ligh...moreNkhuhlu Exclosure Burnt to Mimic External Conditions
Fire is not a popular phenomenon in the Lowveld at the moment, but in the Kruger National Park it is used under controlled conditions as par...moreNo Conflict Over Table Mountain National Park
There has been no official correspondence from the City of Cape Town to indicate that the municipality wants to take over the management of ...moreNo Cull Just a Rumour At This Stage
Various media reports that the government has agreed to postpone the culling of elephants for an undetermined period have been refuted by en...moreNo Environmental Impact Assessment yet for the De Hoop Dam
Although intended to be issued this month, the environmental impact study for the 80 metre high De Hoop dam on the Steelpoort River has not ...moreNo extinctions from tsunami
BirdLife International has stated that no extinctions are predicted as a result of the devastating tsunami that struck Asia on December 26, ...moreNo Hunting in South African National Parks
In a statement released by SANParks on April 2, 2007 chief executive officer David Mabunda says there will be no hunting in national parks...moreNo independence celebrations for Zims elephants
The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has reported that at least nine elephants have been shot to provide meat for Zimbabwe's Independ...moreNo Need to Cull Wild Birds to Stop Flu Spreading
BirdLife International has issued a statement on the bird flu virus H5N1 that seems to be spreading, causing more outbreaks of the deadly fl...moreNo New Evidence About Robbery At Crocodile Bridge
No new evidence has been forthcoming in the robbery that occurred at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. The car that was ...moreNo place like home Africas big cats show postcode preference
The secret lives of some of Africa's iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study in the journal, Animal Conservation...moreNorms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in South Africa
In September 2005, South African minister of environmental affairs and tourism, announced that the cabinet has given him a mandate to develo...moreNot enough fuel in Kruger National Park
The Kruger National Park (KNP) issued a statement that is does not have enough fuel for the traffic currently in the park. Guests planning t...moreNotes from ranger Henry Wolhuters diary Skukuza Section November 1959
Field rangers from Msutlu picket report in. They reported two cases of hyena catching full-grown wildebeest. In one instance there were 10 h...moreNxanatseni's Offices Nearing Completion
Construction of the Nxanatseni region's corporate offices, situated at the Phalaborwa gate, is almost complete and should be finalised by th...moreNyalaland Wilderness Area
The Nyalaland wilderness area lies in the far north of the KNP and is roughly 40 000ha in size. It is a very harsh environment where sandsto...moreObituary of Dirk Nel
It is possibly true to say that a man like Dirk Nel (65) had two sets of parents: God our Father in Heaven and Mother Nature and, of course,...moreOcean Going Students Dock In Kruger
When they docked in Cape Town, students on the “Semester at Sea” programme opted to either spend time in the mother city or in Kruger. T...moreOctober is Suicide Month in Kruger National Park
October month has been referred to as suicide month in the Kruger National Park. Conditions are hot, dry and dusty, bleak, barren and dead. ...moreOf bills and beaks
Each bird species has a beak adapted to its particular function. Whether on hornbill or waxbill - the long or the short - they can be called...moreof firsts for Kruger
There are always many drivers in the Kruger National Park, but drivers of a different sort were the order of the day at the Kruger National ...moreOff-Road Driving, Lions And Harmonicas, A 1928 Visit To Kruger
From the day Kruger's gates opened to the public, people have fallen in love with the park, but there can be few people who can boast that t...moreOkavango To Renew Commitment To The Wilderness Foundation
The wilderness of the Okavango Delta in Botswana will be home to conservation legend Dr Ian Player for 10 days in early June...moreOlifants Restcamp gets a new face
The cost of the upgrades to the main building in Olifants, which started at the beginning of May 2007, is estimated at R5.5 million...moreOlifants River Backpacking Trail
If four days spent hiking a total of 42 km in the middle of nowhere next to a river, taking only what you can carry. New and exciting Olifan...moreOlifants River Hiking Trail Launched
The Olifants River Hiking Trail was officially opened by Dr Bandile Mkhize on 26 March 2006. The official ribbon cutting ceremony was preced...moreOlifants River now called Lepelle
It is official, the Blyde River will be known as the Motlatse and the Olifants River as the Lepelle as from this month...moreOn Patrol in the Phalaborwa Section
“If we were to award every ranger injured, kidnapped or assassinated since the fourth World Parks Congress in 1992...moreOne million species and counting
Just weeks after adding its millionth Web page, the online biology clearinghouse the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has received a major grant f...moreOne Year Later, Plundered Cycad Shows Signs Of Life
Some of the magnificent cycad plant that was desecrated by plant thieves last July is beginning to make a recovery, and the first green shoo...moreOnline Data Archive Now Includes All Parks
Over the last five years Judith has been working on developing a data access system for SANParks, together with ecologists and software deve...moreOnline forums claim to represent Kruger
The Managing Executive of the Kruger National Park (KNP), Mr Abe Sibiya warned the public, business community and staff members about people...moreOnly 50m apart from a Crocodile
Two boys were seen fishing about 50m from the crocodile in the photograph below. This was at the bridge crossing the Letaba River near the L...moreOpen your eyes when crossing the border
Mozambique has launched a campaign called “Open Your Eyes” to combat child trafficking and unsafe child migration into neighbouring Sout...moreOperation Cyclone
A two-pronged initiative is currently cracking down on crime in the Kruger National Park, with the
Skukuza police recently arresting five s...moreOpinion on the white lions release remains divided
The controversy around the re-introduction of white lions in the Klaserie area was once again evidenced by a lively debate following a prese...moreOrangutan Conservation Hindered by Poor Law Enforcement
Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the w...moreOrchid Growers To Converge On The Lowveld
This September orchid growers and lovers will congregate in the lowveld, where the South African Orchid Council will be holding their nation...moreOres Story
In the last issue we wrote about the rhino, Ore, that roams the area around Mooiplaas and mistook a dead hippo for a possible mate. Ore arri...moreOrganisations Plan Extensive Comments On Hunting
Despite the fact that the creation of draft norms and standards for the hunting industry has been the subject of intense public debate over ...moreOribi survey scheduled for September
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is hoping to get landowners around the country to focus their attention on South Africa's most threatene...moreOribi translocated to more suitable reserves
The Oribi Working Group (OWG), a multidisciplinary Oribi conservation coalition which falls under the Endangered Wildlife Trust's (EWT) Thre...moreOrpen Camp Info
The camps in the Central Business Unit comprise Orpen, with two satellite camps, Maroela (camping) and Tamboti (tented camp), Satara, Talama...moreOrpen Gate
Since the early 1990s the Kruger Park has been hoping to move and upgrade the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park. There have been numero...moreOrphaned Elephants Forced to Forge New Bonds
Molecular Ecology, reveal that the negative effects of poaching persist for decades after the killing has ended...moreOur Planet Reviewed
International Year of Biodiversity, the National Museum of Natural History and Pro-Natura International are working in partnership with IUCN...moreOver 320 Fines Issued Before New Year In Kruger
Living up to executive director Dr Bandile Mkhize's promise that guests breaking the laws of the Kruger National Park (KNP) would be shown n...moreOverpopulation a Bigger Threat than Aids
Never mind HIV/Aids, Africa is likely to remain poverty-stricken if better family planning is not practised.This is the opinion of John Clel...moreOx wagon route attempted
The most recent trip by the Nelspruit Autotec 4x4 Club followed the historical ox wagon route to Maputo and tested the offroaders skills to ...morePark Signs Memorandum Of Understanding To Benefit Communities
Communities bordering the Park will be the main beneficiaries of an agreement signed in the Kruger National Park (KNP), specifically relatin...morePark still searching for Crocodile Killer
There is no sign that the recent crocodile die-offs in the Kruger National Park (KNP) are abating...moreParticipate in Managing your Water Resources
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dwaf) has called for water users to stand up and take part in decisions that affect them throu...morePassports for Penguins
Ground-breaking technology that will enable biologists to identify and monitor large numbers of endangered animals...morePatterns of the bush
Two weeks ago the sunbirds were starting to collect spider-webs with which to start building operations...morePeer Keeps Children Off The Streets Through Song And Dance
Peer Mkhonto is an extraordinary man who has risen from his own hard beginnings to help other children in need. Today, he is in charge of a ...morePel's Fishing Owl Survey A Disappointment
A recent survey in the far north of the Kruger National Park for one of the birds most highly prized by birders, the elusive Pel's fishing o...morePen pals meet up
Thirty years later, Sonja Sussens and Marsena Hubbard are still corresponding between South Africa and the United States. They became pen pa...morePeople and animal interactions affect water quality
In northern Botswana's Chobe river region, the river is the only source of water during the dry season - a source of life, for humans and an...morePeople in Kruger
Skukuza, Kgalagadi and the Sanparks Forums have put together cricket teams to play against each other at Skukuza on February 24...morePeople in Kruger
I could see Addy Ndlovu was a happy man in the kitchen at Shishangaan, an old military base in the Kruger National Park. Smiling continually...morePesticide and herbicide resistance
In her book “Living Downstream” American ecologist Sandra Steingraber records that less than 20 insect species showed pesticide resistan...morePhalaborwa Eco-Schools Get Funding Boost
The five schools in Namakgale and Lulekani outside Phalaborwa that are involved in the international Eco-Schools programme are on their way ...morePhalaborwa Gate to be Upgraded
The Phalaborwa gate was voted as the gate of the year in the Kruger National Park last year. As the third busiest entrance to the park, it i...morePhalaborwa learners join Eco-Schools programme
Primary and secondary schools in Namakgale outside Phalaborwa have become the latest learning institutions to venture into the Eco-Schools p...morePhalaborwa Lodge Committed to Helping Community
Phalaborwa lodge committed to helping community November will see the official opening of the new building at Kokwana Day Care centre...morePhalaborwa Residents Commemorate Arbor Day
Approximately 200 people participated in the Arbor Day festivities at the Lulekani Community Hall where residents from the greater Phalaborw...morePhalaborwas learners introduced to science careers
About 1,500 learners from around Phalaborwa got the opportunity to find out about careers in the scientific field during National Science We...morePhineas Saves Workers From Buffalo Attack
A team from Working for Water had a narrow escape while removing alien plants in the Mhalalakhuhu (where the chickens sleep) area. The team ...morePicnics and Baboons
When Scott, Marolyn, Christy and Bobby were all visiting us we used to go on gameviewing drives almost daily. The best time for a short driv...morePilanesberg Elephants Heading Back Home
On the late afternoon of November 7, 2005, eight of the burnt Pilanesberg elephants were heading back to the Pilanesberg National Park...morePink Elephant Frolics in Crocodile River
A rare sight greeted Odette Joubert as she sat down for breakfast - a pink elephant. The small pink elephant, about a month old, came down t...morePink gown tradition revived
If you had to define the ideal romance novel hero, chances are a ranger will win significant votes. And with good reason...morePlanned Burning Breaks Kruger’s Veld Up Into A Mosaic
At the moment, about a fifth of the Kruger National Park's 19,500km2 has been consumed by fire. Most fires have been planned patch burns ign...morePlanning an elephant bloodbath after the 2010 FIFA World Cup
After a series of uninformed, emotional and identical letters of accusations against South African National Parks (SANParks), I felt that it...morePlans for new Orpen gate proceed
Plans for the movement of the Orpen Gate from its present position to a new location several kilometres back along the tar road are proceedi...morePlant-a-Pledge Campaign Launched
Ahead of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, campaign ambassador Bianca Jagger, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Airbus la...morePlaying globally, winning locally showcased at tourism indaba
“I stand before you after a phenomenal year for tourism in South Africa, to which every one of you made a significant contribution. Intern...morePlundered Cycads
The last, exceptionally large, surviving cycad specimen of the Mariepskop variety of Encephalartos laevofolius has been hacked apart in a fo...morePoacher Shot and Killed in Kruger
Kruger National Park rangers and operators from South African National Parks corporate investigation services (CIS) shot and killed a poache...morePoacher shot in Kruger
On June 14, rangers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) wounded a suspected rhino poacher. He was shot in the arm, hip and shoulder....morePoachers Caught
On Sunday, September 26, Pafuri field rangers found familiar human tracks in the Vlakteplaas region where three rhinos have been poached in ...morePoachers Plunder Rare Plants
Rhino poaching has grabbed headlines across the world. But there are other species that may not survive people's arbitrary actions...morePoachers target summer impala lily
The winter impala lily, (Adenium obesum), is a feature of most Kruger Park rest camps and can be found all over the park...morePoachers threaten recently discovered rare Saola
Two decades after the discovery of an ungulate species called the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), this rare animal is sliding towards extin...morePoaching undermines wildlife-based land uses in Mozambique
A new TRAFFIC study, led by Peter Lindsey and Carlos Bento, implores the Mozambican government to review it's hunting coutada areas and zone...morePocket Money For Poaching Prevention
When Robin Cook saw the first tin pleading for donations for the anti-poaching programmes in the Park he was hooked. Since that day in Mopan...morePoints To Ponder
In the field of Conservation, Wildlife Management, Earthcare call it what you want as in most other 'disciplines', there is a general tenden...morePoisoned Vultures Tagged and Released
On November 4, 2005 the 17 Vultures that survived a massive poisoning event were released back into the wild sporting new bright yellow iden...morePolicymakers are relying too heavily on predictions of the impacts of climate change
As a result, they are claiming they need more research and more predictions before they can take action – and when policies are made, too ...morePoliticians unite and scientists speak up
If all goes to plan, political leaders at December's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) will agree to a successo...morePolitics is a key factor in biodiversity
Politics influence biodiversity. Political decisions directly impact on man's interaction with the environment, through policies ranging fro...morePompom weed – a rapidly increasing menace
Pompom weed is an invasive weed of grasslands, savanna and wetlands that threatens conservation and agriculture in South Africa...morePoor Breeding Seasons For Birds A Worry For Conservationists
Two papers published recently in BirdLife International's quarterly birding journal highlight a problem faced by conservationists trying to ...morePoor people Arise and help the Letaba River
Over 100 of the poorest people in the Giyani area have already been employed in a poverty alleviation programme that will have direct benefi...morePopulation of Animals
Satellite imagery may be the next tool that biologists use to monitor endangered animal populations. The Bronx Zoo-Based Wildlife Conservati...morePositive Aspects of Elephants ... an Experiment
There is a perceived threat that the continuous growth of elephant populations could have a detrimental effect to other species in the syste...morePositive vibes from hunting hearing
The Panel of Experts (POE) on professional and recreational hunting was given much food for thought on August 11 and 12, 2005...morePossible Incident Of Bovine TB In Mozambican Buffalo
In a recent disease survey of the buffalo in the Mozambican Limpopo National Park adjoining the Kruger National Park , the blood taken from...morePost-Graduate Conservation Scholarships Available
Competition will be stiff, but the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) currently has eight graduate scholarships available for students who ...morePotable water for the people in the park
The Kruger National Park (KNP) gets some of its drinking water from the six major rivers that flow through the park, namely the Crocodile, S...morePotential R5 Million counter poaching donation
The SANParks Honorary Rangers along with Unitrans Volkswagen and Audi Division, have entered into an on-going Sponsorship Agreement, whereby...morePowers of Scent in Animals
Scent and Smell play a very important role in most systems. Despite generally reduced olfactory senses due to abuse and industrial bombardme...morePraying mantis males risk more if they're denied mating access
Male prying mantis that had not had recent access to females are more likely to engage in risky mating behaviour than those who who had dail...morePrecious Moments on the Nyalaland Wilderness Trail
Walking the Nyalaland Wilderness Trail in Kruger National Park often results in an experience greater than observing animals and plant life ...morePredator or prey relationships
As scientists warn that the Earth is on the brink of a period of mass extinctions, they are struggling to identify ecosystem responses to en...morePredators Do More Than Kill Prey
The direct effect predators have on their prey is to kill them. The evolutionary changes that can result from this direct effect include pre...morePrepare your garden spade for Arbor Week
The first week of September will see school children and responsible adults from around the country hauling out their spades in celebration ...morePrestigious Lodges Snapped Up By Dubai Company
Dubai World Africa, the African subsidiary of Dubai World, one of the world's largest holding companies,has acquired major shareholdings in ...morePretorius Kop Best Camp in Kruger 2004
Mixing young and old blood in the top echelons of management could be one of many elements that made Pretoriuskop stand out as Best Camp in ...morePretoriuskop Soccer Team Gets A Kick Start
Martha Makhubebu, owner of the Mkhuhlu Filling Station, has sponsored the Pretoriuskop soccer team with a full kit for the sporting year...morePriceless Roan Antelope Sighting
I went to Kruger (far northern part) as a day visitor on the 24th September 2007. While at Shingwedzi, I bought Kruger Park Times, volume 4,...morePriceless Sighting
The biggest groups of the 26 remaining free-ranging southern roan antelope in the park were sighted on June 19 near Babalala at about midday...morePrimates In Peril
The world's 25 most endangered primates have been revealed in a new report released at the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity COP11 on ...morePrincess Takamado explores South Africas bird life
Japan's princess Takamado recently visited several important bird sites in South Africa. The princess has been the honorary president of Bir...moreProfessional hunters urged to support conservation
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk asked professional hunters to become allies in conservation and to...moreProjects Will Give New Insight Into Elephant Management
Three new projects are currently on the go in the Kruger National Park (KNP) that hope to shed light on some of the important issues that su...moreProposed Buffalo Cull Raises Concerns
At least 70 buffalo are scheduled to be destroyed by state veterinary authorities onstate land adjoining Balule Private Nature Reserve...more
Protected white water lily spotted in Kruger
There has been a great deal of excitement in the northern parts of the park with the discovery of a water lily....moreProtecting Pepper Bark Trees
At the back of the Skukuza nursery there is an unassuming row of planting sheds, which most visitors simply pass by without ever knowing its...morePublic tip-off lead to confiscation of 10 000 units of abalone
Public awareness and tip-offs lead to the confiscation of more than 10 000 units of abalone and the arrest of four men, one a Chinese nation...morePunda Maria Bird Hide
The new bird hide at Punda Maria has yet to be officially opened, but visitors to the park can enjoy the passing parade of birds and mammals...moreR2 Million Boost For The Southern African Wildlife College
Conservation in Southern Africa has received a R2 million boost thanks to the Professional Hunters Association of Southern Africa (PHASA)...moreR20 Million Medicinal Plant Project Established in Rural Limpopo
Early August, the deputy minister of water and environmental affairs, Rejoice Mabudafashi, opened a R20 million medicinal plant conservation...moreR25 million funding to strengthen forensic war against rhino poachers
South Africa welcomed the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) R25 million funding towards strengthening the current wildlife forensic capabi...moreR250 000 donated to strengthen DNA database in rhino war
Unite Against Poaching handed a cheque of R 250 000 to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Genetics Laboratory of the University of Pretoria on Jul...moreR27 million illegally poached and exported abalone returned to South Africa
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took possession of a consignment of 2 627.1kg of illegally harvested, processed...moreR55 million assets seized from poachers
In September 2010, Dawie Groenwewald and veterinary surgeons, drs Karel Toet and Manie Du Plessis, appeared in court on 1872 counts of racke...moreR7 Million From Rhino And Buffalo Auction
An auction held in Pretoria has raised R7.2 million for the Sanparks Park Development Fund. The money is earmarked to buy new land for South...moreR800 million allocated to Green Fund
The National Treasury has made R800 million available for the Green Fund over the next two financial years. Speaking ahead of her budget vot...moreRabies Death Toll Rises In Limpopo
At least 26 people have died of rabies in the Limpopo Province, the majority of them children between the ages of seven and 12. Once rabies ...moreRadar Equipment To Be Installed At Skukuza
Skukuza has been identified by the South African Weather Service as one of three priority locations in the country for a sophisticated rada...moreRadar Station Completed
The new facility in Kruger's research toolkit will have a huge impact on many of the research projects in Kruger, as “rain is the main dri...moreRadio Station Listeners Donate Money For War Against Rhino Poachers
The Kruger National Park's (KNP) managing executive, Abe Sibiya received a cash donation of R105 000 00...moreRain Affects Gender Ratio of African Buffalo
The amount of rain affects whether more male African buffalo, than female buffalo, are born in Kruger National Park, scientists said...moreRain Suits And a Brush Cutter Donated
The honorary rangers are well known for their generosity and tireless support of SANParks. Two recent recipients of this generosity were...moreRainfall Affects The Survival Of Wild Dog Pups
ew research on the wild dog population in the Kruger National Park has revealed that the amount of rain that falls before wild dogs give bir...moreRainfall In Kruger
The Kruger National Park has more than 30 rainfall stations that record daily rainfall throughout the park. This data is compiled and sent t...moreRanger dies in tragic accident
David van Blommenstein (29), head ranger of the Thornybush Private Nature Reserve's northern section passed away last week after a tragic ac...moreRangers commemorate hero
Game rangers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) honoured the memory of Lance Corporal Wilson Ndlovu who was killed in the line of duty on Feb...moreRangers Diary
When Daniël Mkhancani Chavalala, sergeant at Pafuri section, goes on leave you will most likely find him at a picnic spot somewhere in the ...moreRangers Diary
The study of water, or hydrology, is a high priority in our arid country and of even greater importance in our protected areas. A detailed a...moreRangers Diary - Expectant Mom Saves Vet Husband
It was Friday June 29, 2007 at about 09h30 when corporal Wilson Baloyi at Mahlangeni ranger post phoned Karien Keet, section ranger, about a...moreRangers Diary December 1985
Ranger's Diary: Trails Ranger, Don English, Olifants Trails, Kruger National Park, December 1985. Sunday 1st Day spent at home. First Euopea...moreRangers Diary on Sleeping Wild
How many people can say they have slept in a Big Five reserve with no fences around them? Who can imagine themselves sitting around a fire w...moreRangers Diary Skukuza Section December 1959
Ranger's Diary on the Skukuza section of the Kruger National Park, December 1959...moreRangers honour Oom Louis
The Kruger National Park's (KNP) Nxanatseni South regional ranger, Louis Olivier, was overcome with emotion at the KNP ranger corps annual g...moreRangers In The Shangoni Section Keep Poachers At Bay
We have to do things differently and we cannot be predictable. This philosophy, combined with a highly motivated field ranger team, has enab...moreRangers Photo Diary Diary
A day in the life of a Kruger National Park Ranger. Fast food the Kruger ranger way by Steven Whitfield...moreRangers strut their stuff on Rangers Day
Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers are the conservation ears and eyes of the park. It is their duty to protect and maintain the integrity of...moreRaptor Conservationists Rewarded at Annual Conference
The fourth annual birds of prey conference, hosted by the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Birds of Prey Working Group (EWT-BoPWG), took place in...moreRare and Invasive Species Workshop Creates Enthusiastic Response
Solly Themba, community facilitator, facilitated a rare and invasive species workshop at the Mhala Science Centre. Attending the workshop we...moreRare Antelope Released Into Addo
Five pairs of oribi were released into the 1,000ha Langvlakte Contractual Property of the Addo Elephant National Park on July 6, 2006...moreRare Bird Sighting Brings Joy On River Walk
There are few wildlife sightings in the wilderness that can be guaranteed on a day and date, “as it goes with luck and how much does Mothe...moreRare Taita Falcon to be Closely Investigated
After being largely ignored for many years by conservation organisations, the Taita Falcon has now become an increasingly important priority...moreRarely do a restored wetland match conditions of the original
“Once you degrade a wetland, it doesn't recover its normal assemblage of plants or its rich stores of organic soil carbon, which both affe...moreReasons for legalising the rhino horn trade
John Hume is a game farmer in the Malalane area, south of the Kruger National Park (KNP). He is an ardent proponent for the legalisation of ...moreRed Billed Oxpeckers Fly Into Mountain Zebra National Park
A group of 40 red-billed oxpeckers has been flown into the Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock in August...moreReference Database To Identify Origin Of Elephant Ivory
A team of scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is preparing a reference database that allows the identification of the origin o...moreRehabilitation of the Smallholder Agricultural Scheme at Xai - Xai...
The agricultural irrigation project is in the Gaza province and will be implemented over five years. The project area covers 9000ha. Accordi...moreReintroduced Cheetah Produce Eight Cubs
The first-ever cheetah cubs have been sighted in Mountain Zebra National Park after cheetah were introduced to the Park in May 2007. Park ra...moreReintroduction hopes to stabilise southern Botswanas wild dog population
On Saturday, April 5, 2008, 18 African wild dogs were released into the Northern Tuli Game Reserve (NOTUGRE)...moreRelief For Abalone Right Holders
The Minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries approved an additional R6 million as part of Abalone Social Relief for commercial abalon...moreRemarkable Cooperation Averts Buffalo Cull
In a remarkable cooperative venture between private landowners, various government agencies and a large mining company, a potential disease ...moreReport Offers Anti-hijacking Advice
More than half of all vehicle hijackings occur in front of private residences, and in eight months in 1996 there were 8,740 hijackings in So...moreReport to Guide Cheetah and Wild Dog Conservation in South Africa
A new report will guide the way forward for Cheetah and African Wild Dog conservation in South Africa...moreReport's Findings On Tragic 2001 Kruger Fire Released
The final report of the commission of inquiry into the fire that raged through the Pretoriuskop area of the Kruger National Park on Septembe...moreReptile hunt now on
Beginning this year and continuing until 2008, South Africa's reptiles will be the object of close scrutiny. With over 360 species of reptil...moreRescued Penguins Return to the Wild
Forty-six African penguins were returned to the wild in September 2012 after being rescued from Bird Island in Addo Elephant National Park. ...moreResearch and Rural Upliftment Meet at the Firebreak
SavFIRE or the Savanna Fire Ignition Research Experiment is being conducted in Kruger. This is a collaborative exercise to investigate integ...moreResearch Camp in northern Kruger
Many researchers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) are familiar with the Hlanganani Research Station and Laboratory near Shingwedzi. The Ca...moreResearch Helps Conservationists Mitigate Bird and Power Line Collisions
Recent noteworthy research is helping the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to better manage the interactions between birds and electrical inf...moreResearch Issues in the Transfrontier Park Reviewed
Representatives from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique met in Skukuza on October 17 to 19 to discuss the research priorities, procedures...moreResearch To Help Map The Future
South African National Parks and the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) in conjunction with the Kruger Park Marathon Cl...moreResearch Uncovers Surprising Lion Stronghold in War-torn Central Africa
Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped...moreResearch will investigate principles of economic viability in bioregions
Biodiversity conservation should take place inside and outside protected areas, if biodiversity targets are to be met...moreResearchers Analyse The Environmentalists Paradox
Global degradation of ecosystems is widely believed to threaten human welfare, yet accepted measures of well-being show that it is on averag...moreResearchers Attempt To Solve Rhino Reproduction Mystery
Two researchers are currently travelling throughout South Africa conducting a study that hopes to unravel the mystery of why zoo populations...moreResearchers closer to the ultimate green fridge magnet
Scientists are a step closer to making environmentally-friendly 'magnetic' refrigerators and air conditioning systems a reality...moreResearchers keep eye on collared Charlize
We bring you an update on the movements of Charlize, a collared female elephant, roaming the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) near ...moreResettlement Project Gets Underway In Limpopo National Park
The Limpopo National Park which comprises one million hectare was upgraded to a national park in 2001 as part of Mozambique's commitment to ...moreResidents visit new wildlife estate development
Roleplayers in Hoedspruit got together at the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate to learn more about the new estate being developed on the edge of t...moreRestored heritage site officially opened
The renovated Masorini site, an archaeological treasure 11km from Phalaborwa towards Letaba Camp in Kruger, was officially opened on Thursda...moreRhino and Calf Slaughtered
Circling vultures led some Vlakteplaas rangers to two dead rhino, killed in the vicinity of Langtoon Dam in the Far Northern Region of the K...moreRhino calf stomps fun into facts
Ebenezer Shabangu was scared but she was not letting go of the branch. She could see the black rhino's lip curl around the twigs and edge cl...moreRhino Horn Dehorning
Find out everything about rhino horn and dehorning of rhino. What is rhino horn made of? Does dehorning deter poachers?...moreRhino Involved In Automobile Accident
A rhino was recently injured on the H10 tar road south of Tshokwane when a Kruger National Park technical services staff member hit it with ...moreRhino issue manager conducts about 400 one-on-one consultations
In May this year, minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa, appointed Mavuso Msimang, from retirement as Rhino Issue Manager...moreRhino poaching - South Africans demand action
Another 150 rangers will be deployed in the Kruger National Park (KNP) to strengthen the first level of defense against ruthless poachers gu...moreRhino Poaching Electrify fence
About 300 rhinos will probably be poached this year. So predicted South Africa's deputy director on biodiversity and conservation, Fundisile...moreRhino Poaching Update
Read more on the latest news, facts and figures on Rhino Poaching and Rhino conservation both globally and in South Africa and Kruger Nation...moreRhino Revolution
Rhino Revolution was born from the heartbreaking and escalating surge of rhino poaching in 2011 in the Hoedspruit area and surrounds, which ...moreRhino War Intensifies
In the next few months, Kruger National Park (KNP) staff will fit high-tech tracking devices to a large number of rhinos in Kruger...moreRhinoceroses in South Africa Under Seige
There is a way of thinking within South African environmental authorities that promotes the killing of rhinos rather than protecting and res...moreRhinos on the rise in Africa but northern white nears extinction
African rhinos have reached record numbers for the first time in decades, but the northern white rhino, Ceratotherium simum cottoni, is on t...moreRhinos ready for Zambia
Five South African black rhino (Diceros bicornis minor) are adjusting in the bomas at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreRift Valley Fever No Namibian Beef Goat Meat For South Africa
The veterinary import permits for venison, beef, mutton and goat meat not slaughtered at South African approved abattoirs have been cancelle...moreRoad ecology under discussion to reduce roadkills
It's not often one travels a few days in the Kruger National Park (KNP) and is spared the unwelcome sight of a roadkill. This is not a sight...moreRoll Up And Take A Safari In The Mobile Hotel
42 German tourists rolled into Hoedspruit in a luxury coach-hotel on Tuesday January 9. The coach belongs to a company called Rotel Tours, a...moreRoof top tomatoes, can it work
German engineer Volkmar Keuter believes it can. “What could be fresher?” In his mind he sees an IT guy signing off for the day, taking t...moreRoy Bengis...A gentleman and a scholar
It may be a an old and hackneyed phrase, but the description “a gentleman and a scholar” perfectly fits Dr Roy Bengis, the chief state v...moreRules and Regulations of the KNP
No day visitor shall be allowed to enter the park with liquor. Declare all firearms/weapons of any sort at the entrance gate. Visitors using...moreRunning on Rocket Fuel
Nature's currency is energy, and in theory, keeping the cost of living low leaves more in the “piggy bank” for reproduction...moreSA Again Commits To 34 Percent Emission Reduction
South Africa's minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa, reiterated the country's commitment to reduce emissions by 34 perce...moreSA minister considers moratorium on rhino hunting
A recently held meeting of the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and the provincial MECs responsible for environment (MINMEC) has ...moreSA Savanna Scientists Meet Their Tanzanian Counterparts
A delegation from South African National Parks consisting of eleven people and one representative from the Agricultural Research Council , e...moreSA shines at regional World Travel Awards ceremony
South Africa swept the board at the World Travel Awards Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Johannesburg...moreSA to Lift Moratorium on Elephant Culling
As of May 1, 2008, a moratorium that was placed on the culling of elephants in 1995 will be lifted.
This was one of the options in the fina...moreSA Tourism CEO resigns
Ms Thandiwe January-Mclean, chief executive officer of South African Tourism announced her resignation from the organisation on June 14 2011...moreSable And Other Species In Punda Maria Under Surveillance
Recently four more collared animals were added to a study currently underway to monitor the declining sable numbers around Punda Maria. Sabl...moreSable and Roan Researchers Pleased with Recent Sightings
In February 2007 a special data logging collar which records the daily movements of the animal, using GPS co-ordinates, was fitted to a sabl...moreSable antelope bull sold for R3 million
A sable antelope (Hippotragus niger kirkii) bull was sold for R3 million at the annual Gravelotte game auction...moreSables Collared
Kruger's game capture team collared six sable three weeks ago. Three sable, two from one herd, were collared in the Punda Maria area and the...moreSADC to form common elephant management policy
Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries are uniting to try and resolve elephant management strategies. The Agencia de Inform...moreSaddle Billed Stork Photographic Survey Finds 55 Birds In South
The saddle-billed stork photographic survey that took place in the Kruger National Park (KNP) from September 2009 to September 2010 has been...moreSaddle billed Stork Survey Underway
The saddle-billed stork is a prized sighting in the Kruger National Park (KNP). Visitors can now share their good fortune in support of scie...moreSaddle Billed Stork Survey Update
The Endangered Wildlife Trust and SANParks started a photographic survey of saddle-billed storks in the Kruger National Park (KNP) on Septem...moreSafari Elephant injures Student
A routine training session with elephants at Elephants for Africa Forever (Efaf) in Mooketsi, near Duiwelskloof turned into tragedy for a yo...moreSamango Monkeys in Kruger Park
Paging through an old Custos magazine we came across an article about the reintrodruction of Samango monkeys into Kruger, and wondered what ...moreSANBI appointed as national implementing entity for UNFCCC adaptation fund
Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs welcomed the accreditation of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SA...moreSand, snakes and soccer surprise 4x4 enthusiasts
The 15 vehicles and 20 competitors from the Goodyear 4x4 Eco-Challenge spent half of this year's off-road competition in the Kruger National...moreSANDF To Resume Patrol Of South Africas Borders
In April this year, soldiers resumed regular patrols of South Africa's borders. Defence and military veterans minister Lindiwe Sisulu and me...moreSANParks and Wetlands
In 1996 it was estimated that more than half of South Africa's wetlands had disappeared. Wetlands are one of the planet's most productive ec...moreSANParks apologises to Wild Card members
Following a year long challenge with the issuing of Wild Cards to loyal nature lovers, South African National Parks (SANParks) has come clea...moreSANParks charge levy from visitors to reach out to communities
All new accommodation and activity bookings made with arrival date of 01 June 2012 onwards with SANParks will include a 1 percent community ...moreSANParks opposes proposal to mine coal at Mapungubwe
South African National Parks (SANParks) is challenging an ap- plication for a R3 trillion mining operation to be established at the entrance...moreSANParks Products Revamped
Taking their cue from recent trends, SANParks are upgrading many of its products, focusing on an environmentally friendly and value for mone...moreSanparks puts Kruger’s restaurants into liquidation
Nature's Group, the company that has run all the restaurants in the Kruger National Park (KNP) for the last four years has gone into liquida...moreSANParks salutes pioneering wildlife vet
Toni Harthoorn, a wildlife veterinarian died in Pretoria at the age of 89. Harthoorn will be remembered for being part of a team that develo...moreSANParks says its new zoning plan for Kruger is not controversial
Following publicity on the new Kruger National Park (KNP) Zoning Plan, South African National Parks (SANParks) would like to put on record t...more