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Water Plan To Address Service Backlogs
Krugerpark News Information: A five-year programme is currently being devised to address the backlogs in water and sanitation services and to ensure the targets of the Millennium Development Goals will be met...
New Flux Tower In Kruger
Krugerpark News Information: “Africa is a big question mark in the carbon cycle,” says Tony Swemmer, manager of the SAEON (South African Environmental Observation Network)...
Medicine – For Man And “Beastly” Beauty
Krugerpark News Information: Want to reach for an aspirin? Or perhaps a remedy for a stomach complaint? Ever wondered if butterflies have the same requirements?...
Anyone For A Walk In The Bush? Volunteers Needed To Map The Distribution Of Mopane Trees
Krugerpark News Information: Mopane trees dominate the vegetation in the northern half of the Kruger National Park, and much of the Limpopo Province. As many frustrated tourists...
Is There A Rhino War Looming?
Krugerpark News Information: There is great concern that a “white rhino war” is looming in the Kruger National Park (KNP) and surrounding areas. Since October 2007, about 20 white rhinos have been killed...
Two Of Sa’s Peace Parks Are A Study In Contrasts
Krugerpark News Information: How do institutions within Transfrontier Parks (TFP) or Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) react to dynamics in and around the parks?...
Committed To Wilderness
Krugerpark News Information: To work in the lowveld, in which one can still find some of Africa’s vast open spaces which are mostly roadless, is a privilege...
Prestigious Lodges Snapped Up By Dubai Company
Krugerpark News Information: Dubai World Africa, the African subsidiary of Dubai World, one of the world’s largest holding companies,has acquired major shareholdings in South Africa’s world-famous Shamwari Game Reserve...
Wildlife Presenter Searches For Deadly Lowveld Inhabitants
Krugerpark News Information: Director James Brickell and his crew recently filmed parts of a new children’s wildlife documentary for the BBC in the lowveld...
Important Bird Areas And Protected Areas Under Review By Birdlife
Krugerpark News Information: BirdLife Partners in Africa recently convened an inaugural meeting in Botswana in March 2008, to review progress in the ‘Monitoring of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and Protected Areas’...
Weather Station Prepares Mpumalanga For Disasters
Krugerpark News Information: White River - A new weather service station unveiled in Mpumalanga will ensure the province receives timely information about possible flooding and disasters.The South African Weather Service (SAWS)...
Schools Rewarded For Commitment To The Environment
Krugerpark News Information: The Eco-Schools flag is awarded in recognition of schools who have committed to improving environmental learning and action through their curriculums.One such school is Pfunani Primary...
Threatened Chameleons
Krugerpark News Information: Chameleon species are not numerous compared to many other groups of reptiles. Southern Africa has 14 species of endemic dwarf chameleons presently recognised, mostly from the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal...
Elephants – the next protein source
Krugerpark News Information: Most protected areas that are large enough to house elephants already have a burgeoning population, thus translocations are no longer viable. Even the opening of the new Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park...
Elephants in the spotlight
Krugerpark News Information: As an experienced guide with a passion for wildlife and the bush, I have spent many years observing the behaviour and habits of elephants. Elephants, in spite of their destructive behaviour when it comes to habitat...
What’s The Scoop On Soil
Krugerpark News Information: Trees and plants need soil to grow. Very few fruits, vegetables and grains would live without it. Many animals need soil, too. They eat the plants that grow in it. Some animals even live in the soil. Can you imagine a world without soil...
Green Lessons For High School Teachers
Krugerpark News Information: The Saeon (South African Environmental Observation Network) Ndlovu node annual educators’ workshop 2008 was held on February 16, 2008 at Sefapane Lodge in Phalaborwa...
Banhine Inundation
Krugerpark News Information: Banhine National Park in Gaza province, Mozambique gets its name from an extensive wetland system (called Banhine by the local population) similar in function to the Okavango swamps in Botswana. The water for the wetland has its origins far to the north..
Experiment Still Lights Scientists’ Fires After 54 Years
Krugerpark News Information: Keeping this valuable long-term experiment running accurately is the responsibility of Scientific Services fire ecologist, Navashni Govender. In early March the team planned on burning the plots near Skukuza, Satara, Pretoriuskop and Mopani...
Massingir Dam Backs Up Into Kruger Gorge After Floods
Krugerpark News Information: 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 Mozambique is having on the Olifants gorge in Kruger, as this is the first flood since the wall was raised...