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Dead leaves and beetles
Bunches of dead leaves on a group of leadwood trees appeared to indicate that they had been affected by the low water table...moreDealing with wildlife poisoning
Poisoning of wild animals in South Africa happens for a variety of reasons – people looking for protein, farmers trying to deal with 'prob...moreDebate ongoing for proposed new Kruger Park neighbours
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for a development planned on Kruger National Park's border is entering its final stages. T...moreDeceptive Groundcover
The relatively good rains of the last season have produced an impression of good ground cover in most areas...moreDeclaration signed to protect countrys grasslands
Eight MECs responsible for environmental affairs signed the Grasslands Declaration committing Government to the conservation of grasslands B...moreDefeating Malaria In Africa Within Reach
Over the past decade, malaria control programmes in Africa have resulted in 200,000 fewer deaths per year, down from 900,000...moreDefining the GLTP Landscapes
Few people driving through Kruger consulting their Jacana Kruger National Park Visitor's Map will realise that the subtle shadings of the di...moreDemining is not a never ending story
Mozambique's effort to become the first of the world's major mine-contaminated countries to be declared mine-free is faltering...moreDemolition Team Blow Up Wik-en-Weeg Dam
More than 20 tonnes of explosive has been detonated on a single dam by a group of demolition experts trying to help the Kruger National Park...moreDepartment Begins Campaign To Fight Illegal Guiding
For the last 16 years, the world has celebrated International Tourist Guides Day on February 21. This year South Africa had the theme “Fig...moreDevelopment Dispute Over Prime Land Bordering
Coen Espach, director of the Mthimkulu Development Company (Pty) Ltd and developer of the Mthimkulu Wildlife Estate, says he is tired of gov...moreDiary of Rob Thomson at Parfuri
From the diary of Rob Thomson at Pafuri section during December 2001. Saturday 1, Rainfall 7.7mm Complete month-end admin...moreDiary of Trails Ranger on the Olifants Trail 1985
From the diary of Don English, trails ranger on the Olifants Trail – December 1985...moreDid You Know Giraffes
Giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis, are the tallest land animals on earth thanks in part to their distinctive necks which alone can reach alm...moreDid You Know Snippets
Which constellation is the most visible during our winter months? Orion. One of the most famous constellations and visible from both hemisph...moreDigest of Kruger Park Rangers Diaries February 1941
Digest of Rangers' Diaries for February 1941 in the Kruger National Park, South Africa...moreDigest of Rangers Daries August 1941 Kruger National Park
On the 4th Ranger went to the gate to see Badenhorst who was laid up with flu, and dosed him with the usual medicine...moreDigital Camera Captures The Little Things
Digital imagery has been around for quite a while and the technology progresses daily. With it has come the popularisation of digital camera...moreDiligence and Determination Pay Off Against Aliens
Plants that are taken to new environments often thrive and become invasive. This, together with habitat destruction, has been a major cause ...moreDinner With David Attenborough
The beginning of October has just seen the second visit of Sir David Attenborough in two years to the Hoedspruit region while filming what i...moreDinosaur missing link found
A two-acre dig site in Utah, United States of America, has revealed the fossils of hundreds of bird-like dinosaurs of a species new to scien...moreDisabled may now drive on the beach
Laws passed in 2001 that made it illegal for 4x4 vehicles to drive on South Africa's beaches have now been amended to allow disabled persons...moreDiscover The New Generation Tuskers In Kruger
Ever since the Magnificent Seven was first named in the 1970s, Kruger's elephants with large tusks have been a source of awe and inspiration...moreDiscovering Kruger Park Birdlife
The Kruger National Park is home (either permanently or as a warming summer vacation destination) to over 500 species of birds. Our avian fr...moreDiscovering The Truth
If you want to discover the truth about someone, don't ask them because you will get a contrived or evasive answer. Look at their waste disp...moreDiscovery Points The Way To Creating Malaria-Proof Mosquitoes
New research has revealed information about how mosquitoes are able to fight off bacteria and disease-causing organisms such as the malaria ...moreDisease control in the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park gets AHEAD
With the recent development of cross-border conservation areas, animal health policies in different countries have to be merged so that dise...moreDisease Killing Fish in Zambezi River
A deadly disease devastating fish stocks in Africa's Zambezi River basin and threatening the livelihoods and access to food of millions of r...moreDiseases shared by animals and humans
Zoonosis is not a word that springs readily into the average person's mind, but one that is increasingly being discussed by wildlife vets an...moreDisney Expertise for Sanparks Veterinary Wildlife Services
Disney is not just about Mickey Mouse. There is considerably more to this multi-national corporation than meets the eye, especially when it ...moreDisused Boreholes in Kruger to Contribute to Groundwater Monitoring
Water is life – above and below ground! Now researchers are taking a special interest in the water we cannot see, the groundwater. To acce...moreDNA barcodes reveal environmental secrets
Finding bad guys via DNA is no longer restricted to the world of the FBI, popular novels or television series like CSI. Now the newfound sci...moreDNA kits donated to SANParks for use in fight against rhino poachers
The South African National Parks received 1 000 DNA kits to ensure effective prosecution of rhino poachers. According to SanParks, the kits ...moreDo Elephants Affect Frogs
Frogs are very sensitive to habitat change and if elephants are having an effect on their environment, surveys such as this will be able to ...moreDo Elephants Count Calories When They Climb
Despite the fact that there might be lush vegetation growing on the slopes of hills, researchers in Kenya have discovered that elephants are...moreDo elephants prefer certain car brands?
This game drive vehicle was sitting parked under a piece of canvas outside a house in the Manzimvula shareblock, located in the Associated P...moreDo Elephants Prefer Grasses Or Trees For Lunch
While everyone agrees that elephants eat both grasses and leafy material from shrubs and trees, some debate has been ongoing in scientific c...moreDo Local Communities Benefit From Conservation
Dr Wolfram Dressler gave a thought-provoking presentation on how conservation areas and their neighbouring populations interact...moreDoes size really matter?
Does size really matter? Regretfully, when it comes to conservation issues, it often does. We all know of the plight of the wild dog and the...moreDonation Gives Energy Boost To CyberTracker Programme
The Kruger National Park CyberTracker Programme has received an 'energy boost' in the form of eight new handheld computers. The CyberTracker...moreDoomsday Vault Being Built In Arctic Circle
More than a hundred countries have joined hands to support the creation of a huge cave on an ice-bound island just 1,000km from the North Po...moreDoor opens in corridor disease research
New research has resulted in the mapping of the genome of the parasite that causes corridor disease, or East Coast fever. Corridor disease c...moreDraft List Of Threatened And Protected Species Published For Comment
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, published a draft list of threatened and protected species in th...moreDrug bust in Kruger Park
Mpumalanga police have arrested two suspected drug smugglers and confiscated 33kg of dagga in the Kruger National Park...moreDual site agreed for Square Kilometre Array telescope
The Members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards bu...moreDuke Breaks Left Tusk
Duke, the elephant with the largest set of ivory on any elephant presently living in the Kruger National Park has broken his left tusk. It i...moreDung and Droppings Help Explain Dry Season Diet Choices
Most animals face changes in how much food there is for them to eat over the year. During the dry season especially, the situation can look ...moreDung Beetle Perspective
Many people have commented that we are seeing progressively less insect life recently. This perception, if correct, may be due to insectici...moreDurban Learners Visit Kruger And Meet School Hero, Bandile Mkhize
For the second year in a row, the grade 12 pupils of Saint Francis College in Durban visited the Kruger National Park, and got the chance to...moreDying Rivers
The Kruger to Canyon Biosphere Reserve (K2C for short) was recently 'proclaimed' as the largest biosphere reserve in Africa and the third la...moreEager Students Begin their Experiential Training
Each year the Kruger National Park hosts conservation diploma students from various learning institutions around the country for a year of '...moreEarly human habitats under scrutiny
Pre-humans living in East Africa 4.4 million years ago inhabited savannas - grassy plains dotted with trees and shrubs - according to a team...moreEarth Day 40 years on
The 40th Earth Day was celebrated on 22 April 2010. The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), which turns 37 years old this year, reflected on it...moreEarthquake moves the North Pole
Two NASA scientists have been studying the earthquake that rocked the world on December 26, 2004 and have calculated that it has moved the N...moreEastgate International Airport Licence
Two years ago, the former premier of Limpopo, Ngoako Ramathlodi, announced his approval of an international licence for Eastgate Airport, wh...moreEco schools celebrate Arbor Week
The Phalaborwa node of the World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa Eco-Schools celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees in and around Nama...moreEco Tourism Park to be completed in 2010
An Eco-Tourism Park at the Tshikuyu Village in Limpopo will be completed in January 2010 just in time for the thousands of soccer fans...moreEco Training Programme Recognised At Kudu Awards
Klaserie Private Nature Reserve's Children Eco Training (CET) walked away with the Kudu for best environmental education organisation...moreEco2 Index - Scientists unveil a new economic and environmental index
Two African countries are amongst the top performers according to a new economic and environmental index developed by University of British ...moreEcological impact of African cities
African cities are growing faster than anywhere else in the world. This is having a major impact, but few ecologists are studying the urban ...moreEcstatic Traditional Dancers Perform for 2010 Inspection
It was a dream come true for Lodrick Manyathele when he and the Ringetani Traditional Dance Group were given the opportunity to provide a wa...moreEffective land use management can help cheetah and wild dog
There are less than 500 wild dogs, Lycaon pictus, in South Africa, with the only viable contiguous population roaming the Kruger National Pa...moreEkhurhuleni has best drinking water
Ekurhuleni drinking water scored highest on the government's Blue Status scale this year, with 98.95 percent. The City of Johannesburg follo...moreElephant Behaviour and Feeding Habits
Elephant researcher Audrey Delsink has come in for some funny looks recently during the course of her elephant research in the Kruger Nation...moreElephant breakouts ongoing
Seven young elephant bulls spent several days wandering outside of Kruger National Park (KNP) in the vicinity of the Crocodile River in mid ...moreElephant Causes Excitement
Great excitement was caused on October 26, 2005 at around 14h00 when an elephant bull wandered through the KNP's Corporate and Scientific Se...moreElephant Collaring Exercise To Help Monitor Blind Elephant In Wild
Another elephant has been fitted with a GPS-cellphone collar in the Association of Private Nature Reserves adjoining the Kruger National Par...moreElephant contraception funded for further five years
MAKALALI – The elephant immuno-contraception programme that has been in place on the 25,000ha Makalali Private Nature Reserve for the last...moreElephant Dung Shows How People Stress Elephants Out
Elephant dung, vinegar, a freezer, a sieve, some test tubes, and a high-tech biomedical kit have helped form a clearer picture of what peopl...moreElephant Hall Now Even More Magnificent
The Letaba Elephant Hall was re-opened on March 23, after being shut for six weeks for revamping, and is now even more magnificent than ever...moreElephant Immunocontraception - Dispelling the Myths
The issue of elephant management is currently a hot topic as the minister of environmental affairs and tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has...moreElephant kills man in Limpopo
A man in his fifties was trampled to death by an elephant in the Madimbo area near Masisi in the Kruger National Park...moreElephant Management Assessment Process On Track
The current elephant assessment comprises twelve chapters which includes the history and distribution of elephant in southern Africa; elepha...moreElephant Management Policy Review
Following the “Big Elephant Debate” in Berg-en-Dal in October last year, some 50 scientists from South Africa, the rest of Africa and ab...moreElephant massacre in Cameroon continues
14 dead elephants have been found in Boubandjida National Park, Cameroon, just a week after the discovery of at least 200 elephants slaughte...moreElephant movement can provide objective measure of seasonal boundaries
Elephant movement in response to changes in rainfall patterns can be used to determine biologically relevant boundaries between seasons, as ...moreElephant named after Wilson
An emerging tusker has been named after Lance Corporal Wilson Ndlovu who was killed by an elephant while on patrol in Kruger earlier thisyea...moreElephant Numbers up by Five Percent
This year the elephant and buffalo census team, under the leadership of Dr Ian Whyte, who is conducting his 24th census, counted 13 050 elep...moreElephant Overturns Vehicle In Kruger
A 40-year old motorist and three children all sustained minor injuries when an elephant bull overturned their vehicle in the Kruger National...moreElephant persuaded to keep his distance
An inquisitive elephant bull was ambling along the site roaming an area between one section of the plant and some offices when he was persua...moreElephant Population Management
In and around Kruger National Park (KNP), the issue of elephant management is highly debated, as some scientists argue that there are too ma...moreElephant Population Numbers in Kruger. A Game Wardens Report
On Elephant Numbers in Kruger In this introductory article Ron Thomson will share his views on the subject of elephant numbers in Kruger Nat...moreElephant researchers seek financial aid
The Kruger Park Times recently reported on an elephant collaring safari carried out in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. The collaring w...moreElephant Round Table Line-Up Confirmed
The department of environmental affairs and tourism has confirmed the line-up of scientists who will take part in the second Elephant Scienc...moreElephant Science Round Table. Adaptive Elephant Management
The thirteen scientists at the second Elephant Science Round Table have reached agreement on a set of guidelines that should help government...moreElephant Teeth and Ageing
How Many Teeth Does an Elephant Have? In their lifetime, Elephants work their way through six sets of molars. As one set wears out, another...moreElephant Tramples Woman
An elephant has trampled a woman close to the Mashikhiri windmill in the far north of the Kruger National Park (KNP), breaking her left arm ...moreElephant Twins in the Greater Kruger National Park
It was the first time I'd ever seen elephant twins, and I was so captivated by the sight of them that I nearly forgot to pick up my camera t...moreElephants – the next protein source
Most protected areas that are large enough to house elephants already have a burgeoning population, thus translocations are no longer viable...moreElephants Alive Workshop Presents Animal Rightists Viewpoint Only
I wish to comment on the lead article “Is there an elephant overpopulation in Kruger” which appeared in your August 4, 2005, edition...moreElephants And Ethics Explored
What does the management of elephants have to do with abortion, cloning, HIV/Aids, stem cell research and the distribution of medicine durin...moreElephants and fire shaping tree populations
An icon of the lowveld, the baobab tree is probably one of the most charismatic representatives of the plant kingdom. Popular with humans an...moreElephants Dont Always Keep It in the Family
In elephant society, nothing is more important than family. From traveling packs of mothers and calves to larger groups that contain aunts a...moreElephants feel it in their feet
Since the 1980s, people have known that elephants communicate with each other using infrasound – noises pitched too low for the human ear ...moreElephants go from Kruger to Karoo
The soft sound of elephant footfalls will once more echo through the sandy lands of the Karoo. A family group of elephants has been transloc...moreElephants in the spotlight
As an experienced guide with a passion for wildlife and the bush, I have spent many years observing the behaviour and habits of elephants. E...moreElephants Move into Mozambique
Elephants are now moving into Mozambique on their own initiative, reports Leon Marshall for Independent Online. Marshall joined South Africa...moreElephants On The Move
On December 7, 2006 two vets, Dr Danny Govender and Dr Peter Buss from Kruger National Park
Veterinary Wildlife Services, and pilot...moreElephants To cull or not to cull That is the question
Ever since the SANParks director-of-theday succumbed to animal rights pressures, and stopped elephant culling in Kruger National Park in 199...moreElephants To cull or not to cull That is the question continued
Riverine forest habitats comprise largely evergreen trees growing in a narrow strip along a riverbank. The trees obtain their water from the...moreEmergency Call Centre now available in KNP
An emergency call center has been opened in the Kruger National Park's Protection Services building in Skukuza. The centre can be reached on...moreEmergency Care Program for Tourists
Tourists to Mpumalanga and Limpopo may soon benefit from an exciting new medical initiative that is getting off the ground. The remoteness a...moreEmergency water supply plans in Limpopo
With the drought in several districts of Limpopo starting to assume crisis proportions, the provincial government is considering several eme...moreEmerging Tourism Entrepreneur Winners Announced At Indaba
Stellenbosch wine farmer, Malmsey Rangaka of M'Hudi Wines has been named overall winner of the...moreEmerging Tusker MaMerle
This beautiful elephant cow is thought to e the biggest female tusker in Kruger. She was first seen and photographed near the Sabie River hi...moreEmerging Tuskers in Kruger
This tusker has not been seen recently and therefore may have died. When last seen he had broken one of his tusks. Like Mashagadzi he lived ...moreEndangered and indigenous plants cultivated at Skukuza nursery
Not many visitors to the Kruger National Park (KNP) are aware of the impressive indigenous plant nursery...moreEndangered Mammals in South Africa
According to The Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment the top ten species identified as critically endang...moreEndangered species languages linked at high biodiversity regions
Biodiversity hot spots – the world's biologically richest and most threatened locations on Earth – and high biodiversity wilderness area...moreEnviro Perspectives on Animal Spotting with Dave Rushworth
In a different environment - such as game reserves - an inability to 'spot' things can result from the unfamiliar surroundings or a misunder...moreEnviro Perspectives on Animal Vision with Dave Rushworth
On the subject of vision - I mentioned that, with sufficient light, mammals, with a few exceptions, have monochrome vision and egg-laying an...moreEnviro Perspectives on Association with Dave Rushworth
There are many instances of animals co-operating or associating with other species, presumably to increase their chances of survival. Many i...moreEnviro Perspectives on Beetles
A focus on blister beetles requires some comparison with, sometimes, similar looking longhorn
(borer) beetles and a mention of the...moreEnviro Perspectives on Camouflage with Dave Rushworth
Our excellent array of field guides and other reference books record what is known about most aspects of natural history. There is still a h...moreEnviro Perspectives on Ecological Principles with Dave Rushworth
Probably the most important things to understand, in the realm of 'matter', are the unchangeable principles or laws controlling the function...moreEnviro Perspectives on Flowers with Dave Rushworth
At this time of year there are numerous flowers to be seen by the keen observer. Many are long lived, or come out in progression over a long...moreEnviro Perspectives on Grasshoppers with Dave Rushworth
To many townsfolk, the only exposure they will have to grasshoppers are those TV images of some macho bushman eating them in an attempt at '...moreEnviro Perspectives on Insects
With the uncertain onset of the rains and increasing temperatures many small creatures are becoming active. Many predatory species are takin...moreEnviro Perspectives on Noise
Driven by a need for solitude and reality, greater numbers of people are flocking to wild areas in a bid to escape from their competitive ex...moreEnviro Perspectives on Progress with Dave Rushworth
It is the same all over the world - where selfishness and greed prevail, human developments clash directly with, and cause the destruction o...moreEnviro Perspectives on Silence
While watching a large herd of buffalo crossing the road near Orpen recently, I was impressed
by the relative silence and degree of organis...moreEnviro Perspectives on Succession with Dave Rushworth
The concept of succession is normally related to physical aspects but it can be used to describe the inter-related processes in animal behav...moreEnviro Perspectives on The White Lion Trust
The first two cubs born to a normal tawny female in the Umbabat Private Nature Reserve and the second two white cubs and two tawny cubs born...moreEnviro Perspectives on Vision
Most people have no difficulty seeing objects in their home environment where they are, possibly
sub-consciously, assisted by familiar move...moreEnviro Perspectives Photos with Dave Rushworth
This week Dave lets nature speak for itself, through the eye of his camera lens, and reminds us to take another look at everything, saying t...moreEnviro Perspectives with Dave Rushworth
All beetles belong to the order Coleoptera - which is 'the largest and most diverse order in the entire animal kingdom'. Of at least 370,000...moreEnvironmental Change Re-draws Atlas of Africa
Africa's rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Tow...moreEnvironmental consciousness recognised
Umlani Bushcamp in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve in South Africa was presented with The Wilderness Foundations sought after Green Lea...moreEnvironmental hotspots not easy to spot
A new study published in the journal Nature has revealed that the Andes Mountains are the only biodiversity hotspot on the entire planet tha...moreEnvironmental Network Gets Database Manager
The Phalaborwa-based Ndlovu Node of the South African Environmental Observation Network (Saeon) has recently gained an information manager i...moreEnvironmental Urban Planner Donates Prize To Establish Fund
Students of green architecture, sustainable design for urban areas, engineering or science focussing on sustainable technologies will benefi...moreEnviropaedias donated
Francois Pienaar, representing the NGO, Make a Difference (MAD), donated several Enviropaedias to trainers and others at one of the Klaserie...moreEquipment donated to Nxanatseni region
Members of the Bushveld region Honorary Rangers (HR) handed over equipment to the value of R15,500 to the Kruger National Park's...moreEscalated anti poaching actions starting to yield results
South African National Parks (SANParks) announced earlier this months that more poachers have been apprehended in recent weeks due to the in...moreEstimating Herbaceous Biomass Across Kruger Using Satellite Imagery
The information retrieved from satellite images taken from space often has to be checked and validated on the ground. This is exactly what t...moreEvery Drop of Water Counts
A decade ago water saving in SA did not have the sense of urgency or media profile that it has today...moreEWT Calls For SEA
The executive director of the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Dr Nick King, has called on finance minister Trevor Manuel to set aside one b...moreEwt Focus On Youth To Celebrate World Rhino Day
In celebration of the work of the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to end rhino poaching the organisation hosted two events ahead of World Rh...moreEWT monitors DDT use
The impending onset of the rainy season means that the Department of Health will once again bring out their pesticides for malaria control....moreEx-cop, KNP staff, Mozambicans arrested for rhino poaching
The police arrested four Kruger National Park (KNP) staff members, a well-known ex-cop turned criminal and seven Mozambicans in connection w...moreExaggerated Threat to Tourism
It is interesting that visitors to our region display so little fear of long journeys in speeding automobiles, participation in hazardous ad...moreExceptional 2011 tourism performers recognised again at Welcome Awards
The year's most exceptional performers in the tourism industry were crowned at INDABA 2011 at the 2011 Welcome Awards held at Durban's...moreExperiencing Kruger the Bundu Way
On 10 – 12 December 2004 I had the privilege to of experiencing the Bundu Trail. The group was out on an afternoon / night drive and I arr...moreExperiment Still Lights Scientists’ Fires After 54 Years
Keeping this valuable long-term experiment running accurately is the responsibility of Scientific Services fire ecologist, Navashni Govender...moreExplore natures wonders at the Phalaborwa Orchid Show
The Phalaborwa Orchid Show is being held on September 2-3, 2005. The event is open to the public from 09h00 on Friday until late afternoon...moreExplore The Limpopo National Park From Its First Luxury Camp
The Machampane Wilderness Camp is nestled on the banks of the Machampane River with the luxurious en-suite tented camp overlooking the river...moreExploring Kruger Park in 2 Days
How do you package the essence of the Kruger experience into two days? Could it be spending
five hours at the Nsemani dam near Satara...moreFacts About Elephants Eyes
The eyeball of an elephant is similar in size to those of humans and is small for such a large animal. Elephants and wild pigs are the only ...moreFamous tiger falls prey to poachers
The star of several documentaries and the first Siberian tiger to be fitted with a radio collar, Olga, is presumed dead. She is thought to h...moreFarmers and bank battle over water provision
Citrus and mango farmers are currently battling it out with Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) over the delivery of water for irrigation and household...moreFascinating flower emerges
A rare Southeast Asian flower has bloomed in Hoedspruit. This peculiar flower has defied description and has been called the 'devil's flower...moreFascination With Lions
Butch Smuts worked in the Kruger National Park for many years, performing intensive studies on the lion populations in Kruger National Park....moreFast growing underwater volcano found
Growing at a rate of 20cm per day, a new volcano has been found under the ocean in the Samoan Island chain. Researchers say that the volcano...moreFelines eat more types of prey than canines
Faced with earlier studies stating that the big predators such as tigers, lions, and lynxes fulfil their dietary needs by eating one or two ...moreFellowship through song
Two cultures met in song (and dance) during a joint performance by the Purdue Varsity Glee Club (PVGC) and the Kruger National Park (KNP) ch...moreFence Between the Park and Limpopo Nature Reserve
When the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park was officially declared in 2002, Valli Moosa ceremonially cut down 20 metres of the fence separati...moreFeral Cats as an Invasive Species
Although more commonly known for his expertise with alien plants, Llewellyn Foxcroft's latest collaboration to keep national parks as havens...moreFertilising The Timbavati Bush Gives Sanparks Scientists Food For Thought
It is a dilemma that probably bothers the odd tourist to the Kruger National Park, has almost certainly bothered more than one elephant, and...moreFew Ground Hornbill Chicks Found in Kruger This Year
Out of 39 currently known southern ground hornbill nests in the Kruger National Park, only seven live chicks were found when the nests were ...moreField guides elect new committee
The Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) held its annual general meeting at Southern Cross Schools in Hoedspruit on March 26,...moreField Rangers Complete Training
After two weeks of gruelling training, 39 very proud field rangers received their certificates from Dr Bandile Mkhize, chief executive offic...moreFig Trees and Wasps
The sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus) is a tall, distinctive tree with a yellowish bark and fluted stem that is seen growing along the rivers i...moreFight against TB a worry in Africa
The United Nations target of halving the number of people infected with tuberculosis (TB) by 2015 can still be met, despite the fact that th...moreFighting for a clean Kruger
“Taking ownership of the park's wellbeing” trickled through as the fundamental theme of the 2011 Keep Kruger Clean Campaign which took p...moreFighting Veld Fires
The 1998 veld and forest fire act places the burden on landowners to control fires on their land, but landowners have access to a variety of...moreFigs and Wasps
Figs and fig wasps have evolved to help each other out: Fig wasps lay eggs inside the fruit where the wasp larvae can safely develop, and in...moreFinding A Way To Effectively Monitor Kruger Biodiversity
The Kruger National Park has the declared mission of maintaining biodiversity in all its natural facets and fluxes, and it has a truly impre...moreFire and Ants
Over 50,000 ants have stumbled into traps in the ground and thus into the hands of Kate Parr, who has been looking at how fire affects biodi...moreFire at Golden Gate National Park
In the early hours of Tuesday, September 15, 2009 a fire raged at the rest camp of the Basotho Cultural Village...moreFire destroys house at prime estate
A thatch house in the wildlife estate of Raptor's View was gutted by fire on December 15, 2004. The house was struck by lightning shortly be...moreFire experiments in Kruger continue
The first phase of the SavFIRE experiment saw survey teams collect grass data over 80 kilometres at 8 600 points on eight blocks of increasi...moreFire Storms and Their use in Conservation Management
Fire is an important and crucial driver within savanna ecosystems and is necessary in maintaining ecosystem functioning...moreFires in Kruger
It's the time of year when smoke plumes set off alarm bells to many visitors in the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreFires regenerate African grassland
Are fires more important than rain for the savannah ecosystem. Natural grass fires are evidently more important for the ecology of savannahs...moreFireside stories
Listening to various people talking about wild animal behavior, it is clear that certain jokes and amusing incidents portrayed in some books...moreFirst Dedicated Black Rhino Count Finds 55 Animals
The endangered black rhino is in the spotlight again. This time it's to find out how many of these elusive and secretive creatures there are...moreFirst soccer tournament held on new pitch
Mahlangene Ranger Station under Section Ranger, Reckson Seani, hosted a very successful soccer tournament on Sunday, March 6, 2005. The comm...moreFirst successful artificial insemination of rhino
The first successful artificial insemination of a rhinoceros has been accomplished by scientists from the Berlin Leibniz-Institute for Zoo a...moreFirst walking trails in the Kruger National Park
Wilderness walks or trails are today nothing new. But almost thirty years ago, in 1978, this was a novelty that appealed to every wildlife e...moreFish For Tomorrow
Recognising the need to preserve South Africa's wetlands saw the launch of the 'working for wetlands' programme, which is a joint initiative...moreFish nets join mosquito nets against malaria
New drugs to fight malaria may well lie at the bottom of the ocean, according to researchers studying over 2,500 samples from marine organis...moreFish, women and mercury
Scientists are warning that the danger of mercury poisoning may be greater than previously thought, especially for children and babies devel...moreFive Poaching Suspects Arrested in Kruger
The South African National Parks (SANParks) Environmental Crime Investigation (ECI) team and rangers arrested four suspected poachers in the...moreFive year study to detect link between worms and TB in buffalo
The Kruger National Park's Veterinary Wildlife Service Department started with the final stage of a Bovine Tuberculosis (BTB) research proje...moreFive year survey aims to detect link between worms and TB in buffalo
If you come across a collared buffalo in the vicinity of Crocodile Bridge or Lower Sabie, chances are it is one of 200 animals...moreFixed wing census results 2005
The annual fixed wing game census in the Park was completed toward the end of July this year. In 1998, Kruger adopted a distance sampling ...moreFlies friend or foe
My original intention was to talk about a small insect flying around our house since the warmer weather started. On the look out for mosquit...moreFloods still affect Sabie’s Matumi trees
Poking their tender tips into the hostile world, matumi seedlings choose the unlikeliest spots to germinate, unfurling their leaves happily ...moreFlourishing Angolan Ivory Trade Worries Elephant Conservationists
The volume of elephant ivory available for sale in Angola has doubled over the last year or so, with over 1.5 tonnes of worked ivory product...moreFlower power makes tropics wetter
The world is a cooler, wetter place because of flowering plants, according to new climate simulation results published in the June 2010 jour...moreFlowering Trees
Larger trees in full colour are hard to miss. Many trees have already flowered and are bearing new seed pods among the foliage. Most notable...moreFly spit helps heal
A husband and wife team of researchers, Ed and Mary Cupp, at the Auburn University Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station have found a...moreFly to Kruger Park from Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban
Here you can see daily flight departure and arrival time from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban to Kruger Mpumalanga International...moreFocus on green economy during environment month celebrations
What must concern us all is that the environment is not an infinite provider of resources. So said Edna Molewa, minister of environmental af...moreFocus Shifts To Grassland
Last year SANParks decided to scale down on its land expansion programme, which resulted in only 9 000 hectares being added...moreFollow The Dream Involving Mudholes And Missionaries
On a mission to bring clean drinking water to the rural poor, two enthusiastic Americans recently demonstrated the effectiveness of an award...moreFood in Kruger
Ferdi Heyns is the sector executive chef for Kagiso Khulani Supervision Foods, a subsidiary of Compass South Africa. Garry Hamer is currentl...moreFood In Kruger - Bushveld Recipes
What better way to enjoy your bushveld safari in the Kruger National Park than to share the day's
experience with your loved ones...moreFood In Kruger on Safari
Recipes by Garry Hamer Compass Food Services Manager Lower Sabie. Recipes developed and tested in the Kruger National Park...moreFoot And Mouth Roadblocks And Restrictions Lifted In Gravelotte Area
“The provincial department of agriculture wishes to inform all concerned that the Gravelotte area is free of foot and mouth disease as fro...moreFoot and Mouth Zones Looked At
A meeting to discuss the location of foot and mouth control zones will be held in Pretoria on April 7, 2005. All provincial and na- tional d...moreFor 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
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
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 - 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 Butterfly Species
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 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
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...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...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 ...more