Raptor Conservationists Rewarded at Annual Conference Krugerpark News Information: The fourth annual birds of prey conference, hosted by the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Birds of Prey Working Group (EWT-BoPWG), took place in Skukuza...
Letaba Elephant Statue in Protective Custody Krugerpark News Information: Kirsty Redman, environmental interpretive education officer for the Kruger National Park (KNP), was at the Honorary Rangers’ Indaba in Berg-en-Dal...
Environmental change re-draws atlas of Africa Krugerpark News Information: Africa’s rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Town’s unique fynbos vegetation...
Rhinos on the rise in Africa but northern white nears extinction Krugerpark News Information: African rhinos have reached record numbers for the first time in decades, but the northern white rhino, Ceratotherium simum cottoni, is on the brink of extinction...
Golfing for the school Krugerpark News Information: 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...
Let sleeping frogs lie Krugerpark News Information: 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 of around 100 mm...
2008 Miss Earth South Africa Krugerpark News Information: A platform to empower and educate young women is the last thing you would expect from an event of this nature. The “Miss Earth South Africa...
Pompom weed – a rapidly increasing menace Krugerpark News Information: Pompom weed is an invasive weed of grasslands, savanna and wetlands that threatens conservation and agriculture in South Africa...
Crane conservationist wins award Krugerpark News Information: Kerryn Morrison, manager of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s African Cranes, Wetlands and Communities programme (ACWAC) has been awarded the African Association of Zoos...
Mabudhafasi launches national environment month Krugerpark News Information: “We must make cleaning our surroundings and the country to be our daily routine for the health of our citizens and the environment as spelled out in our constitution...
Rangers strut their stuff on Ranger’s Day Krugerpark News Information: 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 their areas...
Fellowship through song Krugerpark News Information: Two cultures met in song (and dance) during a joint performance by the Purdue Varsity Glee Club (PVGC) and the Kruger National Park (KNP) choir in the Skukuza Rest Camp amphitheatre...
35 Cape parrots counted in Limpopo Krugerpark News Information: The Cape Parrot, Poicephalus robustus robustus, is endemic to South Africa. It only occurs in the afromontane yellowwood forests found in KwaZulu-Natal...
Algae kills again in Kruger Krugerpark News Information: The death toll caused by blooms of blue-green algae, Microcystis, in some of Kruger’s waterpoints has increased...
Crocodile deaths puzzle scientists Krugerpark News Information: In the past week rangers and scientists in the Kruger National Park (KNP) have detected a cluster of crocodile mortalities mainly in the eastern parts of the Olifants and Letaba Rivers...