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IUCN 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 ...moreLumukisa learners celebrate Earth Day
Learners from Lumukisa Primary School, Acornhoek, celebrated Earth Day with a play about how man has destroyed nature and what needs to be d...moreMabudhafasi launches national environment month
“We must make cleaning our surroundings and the country to be our daily routine for the health of our citizens and the environment as spel...moreMagnets replace pins for new sightings boards
Gas supplier TotalGaz recently supplied replacement game sighting boards to all the camps in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in order to make...moreMake A Donation And Help Keep Kruger In The Information Age
Introduced first in 2000, with more units being purchased in 2003, the CyberTracker computer system with its integrated Global Positioning S...moreMake A Donation And Help Keep Kruger In The Information Age
In a world where personal digital assistants are the hallmark of harassed executives in a high pressure business world, many people would be...moreMaking a Difference In The Eyes Of a Child
Situated in the Skukuza Staff Village in the Kruger National Park, Skukuza Nursery School provides foundation-phase education to children of...moreMakulekes host World Environment Day celebrations
World Environment Day was officially celebrated in South Africa at the Makuleke Village, neighbouring the far northern region of the Kruger ...moreMalopeni eco 4x4 overnight trail
This is the perfect trail for someone who lives close to the park and would like to do something different but does not have a lot of time t...moreMambrrr Found Dead
Field rangers Difference Mabunda and Olsado Mulhovu, came across a carcass of a big elephant bull with exceptionally big tusks. The Elephant...moreMaMerle Has Twins Again
MaMerle, believed to the biggest female tusker in the Kruger National Park, seems determined to be recorded in the Guinness book of elephant...moreMan Dies After Asthma Attack On Game Drive
The station commander of the Levubu Police Station, Nardus Bekker, has died in the doctor's consulting rooms at Skukuza after collapsing dur...moreMan dies in suspected Buffalo attack
Roy Munks (65) died on Tuesday July 22, 2008, apparently from loss of blood from injuries sustained during an attack by a buffalo...moreMana Pools threatened by agriculture
Approximately 120,000ha of “the finest natural wildlife areas in the Zambezi Valley” in the far north of Zimbabwe may eventually fall un...moreManagement Training in Park Continues
A management course was conducted from the Monday the 17th January 2005 until 18 February with a break of a week after every week. The purpo...moreManager Of Phalaborwa Environmental Node Moving To Cape
The call of the sea has lured the manager of the first long-term environmental monitoring
node in South Africa away from Phalaborwa...moreManaging Krugers Rivers
Many rivers in the world have undergone human-induced changes, often negatively impacting freshwater ecosystems. Expanding human populations...moreMango will operate 24 hours a day in 2010
MANGO has announced that it will operate 24 hours per day over the 2010 World Cup period next year...moreManutsa Third Largest Colony of Cape Vultures in SA
Visitors entering the lowveld through the J G Strijdom tunnel can enjoy the majesty of the mountain pass with their naked eye. A good pair o...moreMany species one planet one future
This year, World Environment Day, which is celebrated on June 5 every year, focused on 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future...moreMapungubwe Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site
The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), South African National Parks (SANParks) and Coal of Africa Limited signed an hi...moreMapungubwe Interpretation Centre
The new Interpretation Centre at the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site is becoming increasingly popular and has clocked its 3...moreMapungubwe land claim valid
One of the largest land claim cases to date - the Machete royal family's bid for Mapungubwe, a World Heritage Site - while not yet settled, ...moreMapungubwe mining impact on environment
The coalition of civil society organisations challenging the authorisations given to mining company Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd's proposed Vele c...moreMaria’s magical cuisine enchants at four star lodge
The welcoming smell of baking bread at Zuleika Country House is the work of cook Maria Mokwena. Maria always longed to bake, watching her mo...moreMaroela, A Second Home To Dennis And Anne
Dennis and Anne de Lange come from Uvongo in KwaZulu Natal. They are currently in Maroela camp where they are booked in for five weeks from ...moreMarula Seedlings outstrip others in Survival Challenge
Inside a rock-hard nut lie the precious seeds of the marula tree, a treasure for persistent squirrels and an amazing storehouse of energy th...moreMarula Weir Bites the Dust
Lourie Venter, head of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) special forces school, estimated about six tonnes of explosives...moreMasbambela
Ben Pretorius was a section ranger in the services of Sanparks for more than 35 years before his retirement in 2001. He began his service wi...moreMass Bat Die Off a Mystery to Experts
It is estimated that more than a 1000 Angolan free-tailed bats (Mops condylurus) died over the third week of July at Letaba Camp in the Krug...moreMassingir Dam Backs Up Into Kruger Gorge After Floods
Flooding of the Olifants River in the last week of January raised concerns about the effect that the raising of the Massingir dam wall in Mo...moreMassingir Dam Rehabilitation
The dam wall of the Massingir dam is an earth embankment 4 600m long with a maximum height of 46m. The rehabilitation of the dam entails the...moreMata Mata Shows A New Face
The Mata-Mata Rest Camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park [KTP] was officially re-opened on Thursday, 29 April 2010, after an upgrade of t...moreMatch words with action
Highlighted recently and in many previous reports, the negligent or intentional poisoning of wildlife with agricultural pesticides continues...moreMatildas Horned Viper
A new species of bush viper has been discovered in Tanzania. Named, Matilda's Horned Viper (Atheris matildae), the snake looks like the Usam...moreMating habits of rare bird under discussion
It is possibly the dream of many a man – being well endowed, having a wide choice of sexual partners, and never having to deal with the of...moreMauritius Thorn Plant
Caesalpinia decapetala, commonly known as the Mauritius thorn is an Asian (India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan and Malaysia) tropical plant...moreMedia liaison channeled
All communication about rhino poaching to the media has been directed from SANParks to come from government. SANParks head of communications...moreMedicinal plants need revised care plan
About 15 000 species of medicinal plants are globally threatened from, amongst others, loss of habitat, over-exploitation, invasive species ...moreMeet Kruger's Alien Plant Specialist, Llewellyn C Foxcroft
From an early age, Llewellyn had a keen interest in nature and all out-door activities. In 1997, as part of the diploma's experiential train...moreMeet the Amazing Amone
Amone Mzimba is a humble man, with his fine frame, soft-spoken manner and gracious nature; you would be forgiven for mistaking him for part ...moreMeet The Kruger Rangers
A little girl born in Mhinga village, 29 years ago, took a winding path before she became one of the two female section rangers breaking new...moreMega parks and meta populations a cure for elephant overpopulation
Research on seven main areas in southern Africa where elephants occur has prompted Rudi van Aarde to offer a new alternative forelephant man...moreMegans Top Five Bush Facts
The blue of a kingfisher's feathers isn't caused by a colour pigment but rather by the scattering of light due to the way the...moreMigration myths dispelled in UNDP report
Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them...moreMike Elected as President
Dr. Mike Peel of the ARC-Animal Production Institute (Rangeland Ecology) was elected as President of the Grassland Society of Southern Afric...moreMillion Moments
Life was different in the Kruger National Park (KNP) of 1950 and 1960. Getting a job meant you had to have a wife...moreMini Earthquakes Used to Count Elephants
Work at a pan in Etosha, Namibia has found that seismic sensors can be used to differentiate between elephant, giraffe, lion, gemsbok and hu...moreMining Activities Threaten Sensitive Areas In The Blyde River Canyon
This rich biodiversity is now threatened in some areas by applications made to prospect for gold and silver on farms adjoining the park, and...moreMining Mapungubwe Area May Infringe On Childrens Rights
The fight to save the Mapungubwe region from the impact of coal mining widened its range with the rights of future generations of South Afri...moreMinister awards bioprospecting permits
The minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa, awarded seven bioprospecting permits to organisations to legally engage in...moreMinister Challenges Tourism Industry
Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has issued a challenge to the tourism training industry and backed it up with R7.5 million in fundi...moreMinister Highlights Tourism Grading Councils Successes
Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has said that government's identification of tourism as a sector of the economy earmarked for prior...moreMinister invites comments on land to be declared part of SANParks
Minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa on 2 March 2012 published for public comment under the National Environmental Manag...moreMinister launches Water Week with warning to stop stealing
South Africa's minister of water and environmental affairs Edna Molewa launched Water Week with a visit to farmers who are suspected of ille...moreMinister serious about waste management
Water and environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa has gazetted the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) for immediate implementation...moreMinister to chair WEF tourism council
South Africa's tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has been appointed to chair the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Tourism Council until n...moreMinister wants amended norms and standards for Rhino Conservation
Edna Molewa, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs published the proposed amendments to the norms and standards for the marking of...moreMinister Wants Big Seven
South Africa will soon be boasting the Big Seven, when the shark and the whale are added to the already well-know Big Five tourist attractio...moreMiss SA Earth hopefuls visit Kruger
The finalists of the 2010 'Miss Earth South Africa in association with Consol' spent a week at the Nkambeni Tented Lodge outside of the Krug...moreMkhize takes up top job at Ezemvello
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park, Dr Bandile Mkhize, has taken up the position of chief executive officer of Ezemvelo KZN ...moreModderfontein Reserve Opens To The Public
The Modderfontein Reserve opened to the public on 20 September 2012. The reserve will not only protect the indigenous fauna and flora in the...moreMokala walk away with Welcome award
Mokala was announced the winner in the Parks and Nature Reserves category of the 2008 Welcome Awards at an awards ceremony held at South Afr...moreMoon Cactus or Toukaktus
Moon Cactus or Toukaktus (Harrisia Martinii) Harrisia martinii (moon cactus or toukaktus), originating from South America (Argentina), was p...moreMopane Worm Harvest
Kruger National Park (KNP), as a pilot project, introduced mopani worm harvesting in the Nxanatseni (northern) Region of the park...moreMopani Mass Choir gives first public performance
Ligwalagwala Radio station broadcasted from Mopani Camp from 12h00 on Saturday, May 7. Rev Paul Nkuna of the radio station conducted a chora...moreMopani To Host Educational Exhibition And Talks
Mopani Conference Centre will soon host Honorary Rangers from several different regions. They will be busy with a programme called “People...moreMopani to spend R103 mil on water, sanitation
The Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo is to spend R103 million on upgrading water and sanitation services this year...moreMore About The Eco-Schools Programme
The Eco-Schools initiative is an international programme with over 10,000 schools in about 30 countries around the world enrolled. The progr...moreMore About The Scops Owl
Description: Small, eared owl with yellow eyes. Its plumage is a vermiculated grey-buff, intricately marked with black provides excellent ca...moreMore Black South Africans Visit SANParks
Latest tourism figures have shown that the number of black South Africans visiting national parks operated by SANParks has increased across ...moreMore Comments On The New Regulations For The Wildlife Industry
Ron Thomson has compiled a number of comments on the new draft regulations governing the hunting industry and threatened and protected speci...moreMore Dams for the Letaba Catchment
Construction of a new major dam at Nwamitwa in the Great Letaba River. The new dam, which will take about five years to construct, is propos...moreMore Debate Over The Future Of Orpen Gate
On April 18, 2006 a number of parties with a keen interest in the environmental impact process accompanying the relocation of the Orpen Gate...moreMore elephants collared in APNR
The research project initiated in 1997 to monitor the movements and behaviour of elephants in the Association of Private Nature Reserves (AP...moreMore Elephants Go on the Pill
Another reserve has started an immuno-contraception programme on their elephant population in order to help manage the animals' impacts. Ele...moreMore Elephants Put Under Satellite Surveillance
Four elephants in Greater Kruger got a bit of a surprise on October 19 when wildlife vet Cobus Raath and a team of international volunteers ...moreMore Frogs On The Menu in West Africa
The demand for frogs for human consumption is rising dramatically in parts of West Africa...moreMore Land For National Parks
More than 379,000ha of land have been added to South Africa's national parks system since 1994, including five new national parks, and recen...moreMore management graduates for Kruger
Several Kruger National Park (KNP) staff recently graduated from the Tshwane University of Technology, having completed a BTech degree in ma...moreMore restrictions on cycad related activities
South Africa's minister of environment affairs, Edna Molewa has prohibited a range of activities related to certain cycads (encephelartos). ...moreMore Science, More Debate, But No Action Yet On Culling
The minister of environmental affairs and tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has supported the idea of further research into the management d...moreMore Scope For Social Issues at KNPs Premier Science Meeting
Dr Allan Andersen urged scientists to consider the application and appropriateness of their research to the mandate and mission of SANParks...moreMore than 200 rhino poachers arrested
A total of 214 suspected rhino poachers were arrested in South Africa between April 2010 and March 2011, according to the 4th National Compl...moreMore Than Just A Golf Course Planned For Mica
According to Jurgen, the proposed Kingfisher Hill golf course that is planned for an oddly shaped piece of land bordering the Olifants River...moreMore Than One-Fifth Of The Worlds Plants Are Under Threat Of Extinction
A global analysis of extinction risk for the world's plants has revealed that the world's plants are as threatened as mammals...moreMore trees equals more deserts
The United Kingdom's Forestry Research Programme has discovered that planting trees can decrease the amount of available surface water, help...moreMore visitors prefer camping
The Kruger National Park (KNP), one South Africa's tourism icons, is still a popular destination for both local and foreign visitors...moreMost visitors happy with alchohol ban in Kruger
The majority of tourists who visited the Kruger National Park (KNP) over the Easter holidays were pleased with the alcohol restriction intro...moreMothers and children living with HIV and Aids in Bohlabela
It did not take little Zenobia Mathebula who is not yet three, ten minutes to adopt her new fluffy baby bear and have him bouncing on her ba...moreMotorcompany gives Birdlife SA wheels
Birdlife SA's received a generous donation from Honda SA. Managing director of Honda, Yoshiaka Nakamura, handed over the two Honda CRVs...moreMountain Zebra Camdeboo Corridor Project
A new initiative to create a corridor between Camdeboo and Mountain Zebra National Parks aims to impact the conservation status of South Afr...moreMouse Tricked Into Producing an Elephant Egg
Scientists have “tricked” a mouse into producing an elephant egg. That development could boost breeding programs for endangered species...moreMozambican War Rifles Used To Poach Rhino
Mpumalanga military officials have revealed that some of the rifles used to poach rhino in the Kruger...moreMphongolo Backpack trail Explore Krugers northern wilderness areas
Following the success of the Olifants backpack trail, the Kruger National Park (KNP) has now also introduced the Mphongolo Backpack Trail...moreMpumalanga History To Be Translated, Recorded In A Book
Mpumalanga's pre-colonial history manuscript will be published in a book form and translated into other South African languages...moreMud, Guts and Glory At 4x4 Fun Day
“Mud, guts and glory!” say the organisers, summing up an event-filled day that transformed 40 shiny 4x4s into a dusty shadow of their fo...moreMulti-million rand project to genetically sequence Africas orphaned crops
African scientists, working with peers from the University of California and with backing from international funders such as the Clinton Glo...moreMuyexe residents safe from damage causing animals
Gone are the days when dangerous wild animals from the Kruger National Park (KNP) roamed freely on the streets of Muyexe village, outside Gi...moreMysteries of Bee Flight Revealed
For almost 70 years scientists and engineers have been mocked for being unable to explain how bees fly, but researchers at Caltech and the U...moreName change for Kruger concessionaire
Jock Safari Lodge, situated in the southern area of the Kruger National Park (KNP), changed its Little Jock lodge to Fitzpatrick's at Jock. ...moreName Changes Abound In Mpumalanga
The Blyde River Canyon, South Africa's fourth most-visited tourist attraction, is now officially known as the Motlatse Canyon, despite the p...moreNASA awards money to keep an eye from outer space on trees
Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory have been awarded $653,018 from Nation...moreNational Biodiversity Action Plan Launched
This year International Biodiversity Day, celebrated on May 22, 2006 marked the launch of South Africa's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Pl...moreNational Biodiversity Institute launched
Environmental affairs and tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk officially opened the new South African National Biodiversity Institute (...moreNational Bird Threatened by Illegal Trade
In February alone, nine blue cranes were confiscated in four separate incidences of illegal removal from the wild in their Karoo habitat...moreNational Bird Week 2009
BirdLife South Africa declared May 4 to 10 national bird week. “We decided to use garden birds to advance bird conservation...moreNational elephant management guidelines expected soon
Despite what South African National Parks (Sanparks) terms as “conflicting and irreconcilable” differences of opinion between stakeholde...moreNational parks tourism income breaks the half-a-billion Rand barrier
South African National Parks' (SANParks) tourism income surpassed the half billion- rand mark in the financial year ending on March 31, 2008...moreNational Parks Week 2010
The minister of environmental affairs and tourism, Buyelwa Sonjica, opened the week long free access for South Africans at most South Africa...moreNational structures deployed against rhino poaching onslaught
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) is conducting a coordinated and comprehensive operation to counter rhi...moreNational Vulture Awareness Day - Endangered Wildlife Trust
Following last year's successful awareness creation campaign, the Birds of Prey Working Group of the Endangered Wildlife Trust has designate...moreNatural Medicine for Butterflies
Want to reach for an aspirin? Or perhaps a remedy for a stomach complaint? Ever wondered if butterflies have the same requirements?...moreNature hotspots in Africa Caribbean and Pacific Group
Threatened natural areas in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are set to benefit from a unique partnership between the International Uni...moreNature Novices Transform Into Rookie Rangers
In October this year chaos descended on the Kruger National Park (KNP), as local production house SANHU facilitated the BBC as they filmed t...moreNecessary smell and droppings
Many people avoid discussion of dung and associated smells and will recoil from any contact with these natural items...moreNew 4x4 Eco Trails Open at Karoo National Park
Two new 4x4 eco-trails have opened at the Karoo National Park near Beaufort West...moreNew Accommodation Options At Punda Maria
Punda Maria, in the far north of the Kruger National Park (KNP), has been undergoing a series of upgrades over the last few years. The lates...moreNew Africa Climate Exchange
The BirdLife Africa Partnership has launched a new website about climate change and its impacts on biodiversity in Africa...moreNew African elephant fund receives major boost
The African Elephant Action Plan and the African Elephant Fund received a more than R2 million boost at a meeting held in Skukuza from 12 to...moreNew Baboon Spider Discovered In Survey Of Kruger
They're big and hairy and in need of conservation and are found in the Kruger National Park but they have double the normal number of legs...moreNew boats to help patrol Olifants gorge in fight against illegal fishing
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park, Dr Bandile Mkhize, presented Mozambique's Limpopo National Park...moreNew book showcases Kalaharis hyena
If you watch Disney's “The Lion King” you would be lead to believe that hyenas are conniving, unscrupulous and rather demented creatures...moreNew Book Will Help Merge Conservation And Social Issues In Parks
Scientists from South Africa and the United States of America (USA) have collaborated on a book that they hope will enhance the capacity of ...moreNew Borders Affect Park
The Kruger National Park, a district management area (DMA) will resort under two different municipalities following a decision by the Munici...moreNew chairman begins tenure
The new chairperson of the board of South African National Parks Ms Cheryl Carolus began her tenure at the helm of the country's premier con...moreNew Director Appointed for Environmental Affairs
Nosipho Jezile-Ngcaba has been appointed as director-general for the department of environmental affairs and tourism (Deat)...moreNew Doors for Letaba Elephant Hall
It turned out to be quite a mission finding new doors and replacing the old ones at the elephant hall in Letaba rest camp, but "well worth t...moreNew eating experience
Dining in Kruger has taken a fresh new direction with the opening of the first Nature's Cafe in Skukuza on September 15, 2005. Aimed at the ...moreNew EIA Regulations Take Effect In July
The end of April saw the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism publish new regulations guiding the Environmental Impact Assessment...moreNew Entrance Gate Upgraded Roads Opened at Mountain Zebra National Park
On October 28, 2009, Mountain Zebra National Park, situated near Cradock in the Eastern Cape, celebrated the official opening of a newly upg...moreNew Environmental Hotline Set Up
Anyone spotting environmental crimes in Mpumalanga is invited to phone a newly established hotline number. Pollution, poaching, plant theft...moreNew Filming and Photography Permit Tariffs for SANParks
South African National Parks (SANParks) has revised its procedure and tariffs for commercial filming and photography in the national parks...moreNew findings offer hope in fighting alien plant invasions
The commonly held theory that alien invasive plants do not taste good to indigenous animals, and spread rapidly due to lack of predation, is...moreNew Flux Tower In Kruger
“Africa is a big question mark in the carbon cycle,” says Tony Swemmer, manager of the SAEON (South African Environmental Observation Ne...moreNew Format For Wildlife Photographic Essay
An innovative new form of the ever-popular coffee table book featuring stunning photographs of Africa's wildlife has been launched by the Ho...moreNew freshwater ecosystem atlas
How many and which rivers and wetlands do we have to maintain in a natural condition to sustain economic and social development, while still...moreNew Guide Manual For Kruger
The managing executive of the Kruger National Park (KNP), Dr Bandile Mkhize received a full set of the park's new 40-module guide training m...moreNew Guidebook Reveals Limpopo’s Birding Wonders
The Limpopo Province has 10 internationally recognised Important Bird Areas, and the soon-to-be-released Great Limpopo Birding Route Self Dr...moreNew Information Centre Unveiled At Pretoriuskop
During a short ceremony on 26 May 2007 the Lowveld Honorary Rangers handed over a new information centre to Pretoriuskop in the Kruger Natio...moreNew Initiative Plans To Safeguard Tourist Health
According to statistics gathered by Dr Simon King, at least 13 people died last year in tourist destinations in the Limpopo/Mpumalanga lowve...moreNew Insights into lions genetic evolution
An international team of researchers has successfully traced the evolutionary history of the world's lions in unprecedented detail...moreNew Jungle Gym Received with Huge Smiles
Huge smiles on little faces greeted members of the Hoedspruit Air Force Base (AFB), Veronica and Dave Corlett and other delegates as they ar...moreNew manager appointed at Namaqua National Park
South African National Parks has appointed a second female park manager to take charge of one of the organisation's 20 national parks. Ms Ni...moreNew manager appointed at Wits Rural Facility
Laura Wheatman, newly appointed manager of Wits Rural Facility (WRF), knows when and how to apply creative strategies under adverse conditio...moreNew manager at Olifants shop
Sebenzile Khambule will now be greeting guests at the Tiger's Eye shop in Olifants Camp after her promotion to assistant manager. Sebenzile ...moreNew Manager For Transfrontier Park Health Issues
The integration of the complex human and animal health issues that come as part and parcel of developing massive parks that straddle interna...moreNew Method Standardises Predator Measurements
The African Large Predator Unit based at the University of the Free State has now developed a set of standardised procedures for measuring l...moreNew municipal demarcation to affect Kruger Park
The Kruger National Park, which in political terms is currently a managerial district under the Bohlabela Municipality, may soon be divided ...moreNew National Rules For Hunting Industry And Protected Species
he public has six weeks to make comments on the proposed new regulations that will ban canned hunting of large predators, stop the hunting o...moreNew Orpen Gate
Members of the Mpumalanga Tourism Authority recently joined the provincial MEC for Economic Development and Planning, William Lubisi, at Eur...moreNew planet discovered
A tenth planet has been discovered in the Kuiper Belt of orbiting matter that exists in outer space past the planet Neptune...moreNew Project Aims To Put Limpopo Birds On The World Tourism Map
The Kruger to Canyons region has a chance to find its niche in the biggest sector of the eco-tourism market by creating a birding route in t...moreNew Project Focussing On Large Birds Launched
All of the data will feed into a national database, so that the EWT Birds of Prey Working Group can get an idea of how well these unique bir...moreNew projects in Kruger
A number of upgrade and expansion projects in the Kruger National Park has been put out to tender, to be awarded within the next month. New ...moreNew R5 5million memorial added to Phalaborwa tourism package
Work is nearing completion on a R5.5 million memorial precinct that will commemorate past and present Limpopo heroes who shaped the South Af...moreNew Radar Network Launched
The minister of water and environmental affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, has launched the South African Weather Service's new state-of-the art weat...moreNew rangers ready to face rhino poachers
“They are a fine, earnest, intelligent and public spirited body of men, these rangers. Though small in number, their influence is large. M...moreNew Road Part Of Addo’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations
Addo Elephant National Park keeps getting bigger and better, and the chance to explore five of South Africa's seven biomes in one national p...moreNew Safari Camp Opens Near Phalaborwa Gate
The new Forever Resorts Phalaborwa Safari Park was opened on Friday 27 March, notably celebrated by stakeholders and prominent roleplayers...moreNew Skukuza Boardwalk To Showcase Wetlands
A wetland boardwalk is due to be launched soon in the Kruger National Park, starting in the Skukuza nursery car park. Over 260 metres long, ...moreNew Soccer Clubhouse Opened
A horde of spectators joined Kruger staff to celebrate the opening of their new clubhouse at the Skukuza Soccer Field on Sunday, July 23...moreNew species of tiny frog is worlds smallest vertebrate
Researchers have found two new frog species in New Guinea, one of which is the new smallest known vertebrate on Earth. The results are repor...moreNew Study Explores Patterns In Species Diversity And Genetic Diversity
A new study by Mark Vellend in the August 2005 issue of The American Naturalist provides a theoretical model showing that the two central me...moreNew Tagging Methods Show Just How Far Vultures Fly
It was recently decided by people involved in the conservation of birds of prey that the traditionally used method of placing rings on birds...moreNew Tented Camp Opened In Addo Elephant National Park
A new tented camp in Addo Elephant National Park opened in December last year and is running at an 80 percent occupancy since then...moreNew Tools Help Manage Ranger Section
Earlier this year Steven Whitfield, Section Ranger at Tshokwane, implemented a controlled burn in his section south west of Nkumbe mountain...moreNew Tourism Route Links Swaziland, Mozambique and SA
Launched at this year's Tourism Indaba, the new Lubombo Route offers tourists a glimpse of the best of the mountains, big five wildlife, and...moreNew Trails To Open in Kruger National Park
Two new adventure trails will be launched in the Kruger National Park within the next six months...moreNew Vulture Restaurant and Hide in Phalaborwa
South African Vultures are facing everincreasing threats. Of the nine Vulture species that occur in South Africa, seven are listed in the Es...moreNews Clips
South Africans and Mozambicans travelling between the two neighbouring countries no longer require an entry visa as from Monday April 18...moreNext Stage In Creation Of Hunting Laws Expected Soon
The publication of the draft norms and standards intended to regulate canned hunting and the multi-billion Rand hunting industry throughout ...moreNGOs Appeal Against Mining At Mapungubwe World Heritage Site
The fight to protect the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape from coal mining heated up this month...moreNiger rare giraffe population now number 310
In 1996, there were only 50 West African giraffe, 'giraffa camelopardalis peralta', in the world. The rare animal, distinguished by its ligh...moreNkhuhlu Exclosure Burnt to Mimic External Conditions
Fire is not a popular phenomenon in the Lowveld at the moment, but in the Kruger National Park it is used under controlled conditions as par...moreNo Conflict Over Table Mountain National Park
There has been no official correspondence from the City of Cape Town to indicate that the municipality wants to take over the management of ...moreNo Cull Just a Rumour At This Stage
Various media reports that the government has agreed to postpone the culling of elephants for an undetermined period have been refuted by en...moreNo Environmental Impact Assessment yet for the De Hoop Dam
Although intended to be issued this month, the environmental impact study for the 80 metre high De Hoop dam on the Steelpoort River has not ...moreNo extinctions from tsunami
BirdLife International has stated that no extinctions are predicted as a result of the devastating tsunami that struck Asia on December 26, ...moreNo Hunting in South African National Parks
In a statement released by SANParks on April 2, 2007 chief executive officer David Mabunda says there will be no hunting in national parks...moreNo independence celebrations for Zims elephants
The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has reported that at least nine elephants have been shot to provide meat for Zimbabwe's Independ...moreNo Need to Cull Wild Birds to Stop Flu Spreading
BirdLife International has issued a statement on the bird flu virus H5N1 that seems to be spreading, causing more outbreaks of the deadly fl...moreNo New Evidence About Robbery At Crocodile Bridge
No new evidence has been forthcoming in the robbery that occurred at Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. The car that was ...moreNo place like home Africas big cats show postcode preference
The secret lives of some of Africa's iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study in the journal, Animal Conservation...moreNorms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in South Africa
In September 2005, South African minister of environmental affairs and tourism, announced that the cabinet has given him a mandate to develo...moreNot enough fuel in Kruger National Park
The Kruger National Park (KNP) issued a statement that is does not have enough fuel for the traffic currently in the park. Guests planning t...moreNotes from ranger Henry Wolhuters diary Skukuza Section November 1959
Field rangers from Msutlu picket report in. They reported two cases of hyena catching full-grown wildebeest. In one instance there were 10 h...moreNxanatseni's Offices Nearing Completion
Construction of the Nxanatseni region's corporate offices, situated at the Phalaborwa gate, is almost complete and should be finalised by th...moreNyalaland Wilderness Area
The Nyalaland wilderness area lies in the far north of the KNP and is roughly 40 000ha in size. It is a very harsh environment where sandsto...moreObituary of Dirk Nel
It is possibly true to say that a man like Dirk Nel (65) had two sets of parents: God our Father in Heaven and Mother Nature and, of course,...moreOcean Going Students Dock In Kruger
When they docked in Cape Town, students on the “Semester at Sea” programme opted to either spend time in the mother city or in Kruger. T...moreOctober is Suicide Month in Kruger National Park
October month has been referred to as suicide month in the Kruger National Park. Conditions are hot, dry and dusty, bleak, barren and dead. ...moreOf bills and beaks
Each bird species has a beak adapted to its particular function. Whether on hornbill or waxbill - the long or the short - they can be called...moreof firsts for Kruger
There are always many drivers in the Kruger National Park, but drivers of a different sort were the order of the day at the Kruger National ...moreOff-Road Driving, Lions And Harmonicas, A 1928 Visit To Kruger
From the day Kruger's gates opened to the public, people have fallen in love with the park, but there can be few people who can boast that t...moreOkavango To Renew Commitment To The Wilderness Foundation
The wilderness of the Okavango Delta in Botswana will be home to conservation legend Dr Ian Player for 10 days in early June...moreOlifants Restcamp gets a new face
The cost of the upgrades to the main building in Olifants, which started at the beginning of May 2007, is estimated at R5.5 million...moreOlifants River Backpacking Trail
If four days spent hiking a total of 42 km in the middle of nowhere next to a river, taking only what you can carry. New and exciting Olifan...moreOlifants River Hiking Trail Launched
The Olifants River Hiking Trail was officially opened by Dr Bandile Mkhize on 26 March 2006. The official ribbon cutting ceremony was preced...moreOlifants River now called Lepelle
It is official, the Blyde River will be known as the Motlatse and the Olifants River as the Lepelle as from this month...moreOn Patrol in the Phalaborwa Section
“If we were to award every ranger injured, kidnapped or assassinated since the fourth World Parks Congress in 1992...moreOne million species and counting
Just weeks after adding its millionth Web page, the online biology clearinghouse the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has received a major grant f...moreOne Year Later, Plundered Cycad Shows Signs Of Life
Some of the magnificent cycad plant that was desecrated by plant thieves last July is beginning to make a recovery, and the first green shoo...moreOnline Data Archive Now Includes All Parks
Over the last five years Judith has been working on developing a data access system for SANParks, together with ecologists and software deve...moreOnline forums claim to represent Kruger
The Managing Executive of the Kruger National Park (KNP), Mr Abe Sibiya warned the public, business community and staff members about people...moreOnly 50m apart from a Crocodile
Two boys were seen fishing about 50m from the crocodile in the photograph below. This was at the bridge crossing the Letaba River near the L...moreOpen your eyes when crossing the border
Mozambique has launched a campaign called “Open Your Eyes” to combat child trafficking and unsafe child migration into neighbouring Sout...moreOperation Cyclone
A two-pronged initiative is currently cracking down on crime in the Kruger National Park, with the
Skukuza police recently arresting five s...moreOpinion on the white lions release remains divided
The controversy around the re-introduction of white lions in the Klaserie area was once again evidenced by a lively debate following a prese...moreOrangutan Conservation Hindered by Poor Law Enforcement
Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the w...moreOrchid Growers To Converge On The Lowveld
This September orchid growers and lovers will congregate in the lowveld, where the South African Orchid Council will be holding their nation...moreOres Story
In the last issue we wrote about the rhino, Ore, that roams the area around Mooiplaas and mistook a dead hippo for a possible mate. Ore arri...moreOrganisations Plan Extensive Comments On Hunting
Despite the fact that the creation of draft norms and standards for the hunting industry has been the subject of intense public debate over ...moreOribi survey scheduled for September
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is hoping to get landowners around the country to focus their attention on South Africa's most threatene...moreOribi translocated to more suitable reserves
The Oribi Working Group (OWG), a multidisciplinary Oribi conservation coalition which falls under the Endangered Wildlife Trust's (EWT) Thre...moreOrpen Camp Info
The camps in the Central Business Unit comprise Orpen, with two satellite camps, Maroela (camping) and Tamboti (tented camp), Satara, Talama...moreOrpen Gate
Since the early 1990s the Kruger Park has been hoping to move and upgrade the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park. There have been numero...moreOrphaned Elephants Forced to Forge New Bonds
Molecular Ecology, reveal that the negative effects of poaching persist for decades after the killing has ended...moreOur Planet Reviewed
International Year of Biodiversity, the National Museum of Natural History and Pro-Natura International are working in partnership with IUCN...moreOver 320 Fines Issued Before New Year In Kruger
Living up to executive director Dr Bandile Mkhize's promise that guests breaking the laws of the Kruger National Park (KNP) would be shown n...moreOverpopulation a Bigger Threat than Aids
Never mind HIV/Aids, Africa is likely to remain poverty-stricken if better family planning is not practised.This is the opinion of John Clel...moreOx wagon route attempted
The most recent trip by the Nelspruit Autotec 4x4 Club followed the historical ox wagon route to Maputo and tested the offroaders skills to ...morePark Signs Memorandum Of Understanding To Benefit Communities
Communities bordering the Park will be the main beneficiaries of an agreement signed in the Kruger National Park (KNP), specifically relatin...morePark still searching for Crocodile Killer
There is no sign that the recent crocodile die-offs in the Kruger National Park (KNP) are abating...moreParticipate in Managing your Water Resources
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Dwaf) has called for water users to stand up and take part in decisions that affect them throu...morePassports for Penguins
Ground-breaking technology that will enable biologists to identify and monitor large numbers of endangered animals...morePatterns of the bush
Two weeks ago the sunbirds were starting to collect spider-webs with which to start building operations...morePeer Keeps Children Off The Streets Through Song And Dance
Peer Mkhonto is an extraordinary man who has risen from his own hard beginnings to help other children in need. Today, he is in charge of a ...morePel's Fishing Owl Survey A Disappointment
A recent survey in the far north of the Kruger National Park for one of the birds most highly prized by birders, the elusive Pel's fishing o...morePen pals meet up
Thirty years later, Sonja Sussens and Marsena Hubbard are still corresponding between South Africa and the United States. They became pen pa...morePeople and animal interactions affect water quality
In northern Botswana's Chobe river region, the river is the only source of water during the dry season - a source of life, for humans and an...morePeople in Kruger
I could see Addy Ndlovu was a happy man in the kitchen at Shishangaan, an old military base in the Kruger National Park. Smiling continually...morePeople in Kruger
Skukuza, Kgalagadi and the Sanparks Forums have put together cricket teams to play against each other at Skukuza on February 24...morePesticide and herbicide resistance
In her book “Living Downstream” American ecologist Sandra Steingraber records that less than 20 insect species showed pesticide resistan...morePhalaborwa Eco-Schools Get Funding Boost
The five schools in Namakgale and Lulekani outside Phalaborwa that are involved in the international Eco-Schools programme are on their way ...morePhalaborwa Gate to be Upgraded
The Phalaborwa gate was voted as the gate of the year in the Kruger National Park last year. As the third busiest entrance to the park, it i...morePhalaborwa learners join Eco-Schools programme
Primary and secondary schools in Namakgale outside Phalaborwa have become the latest learning institutions to venture into the Eco-Schools p...morePhalaborwa Lodge Committed to Helping Community
Phalaborwa lodge committed to helping community November will see the official opening of the new building at Kokwana Day Care centre...morePhalaborwa Residents Commemorate Arbor Day
Approximately 200 people participated in the Arbor Day festivities at the Lulekani Community Hall where residents from the greater Phalaborw...morePhalaborwas learners introduced to science careers
About 1,500 learners from around Phalaborwa got the opportunity to find out about careers in the scientific field during National Science We...morePhineas Saves Workers From Buffalo Attack
A team from Working for Water had a narrow escape while removing alien plants in the Mhalalakhuhu (where the chickens sleep) area. The team ...morePicnics and Baboons
When Scott, Marolyn, Christy and Bobby were all visiting us we used to go on gameviewing drives almost daily. The best time for a short driv...morePilanesberg Elephants Heading Back Home
On the late afternoon of November 7, 2005, eight of the burnt Pilanesberg elephants were heading back to the Pilanesberg National Park...morePink Elephant Frolics in Crocodile River
A rare sight greeted Odette Joubert as she sat down for breakfast - a pink elephant. The small pink elephant, about a month old, came down t...morePink gown tradition revived
If you had to define the ideal romance novel hero, chances are a ranger will win significant votes. And with good reason...morePlanned Burning Breaks Kruger’s Veld Up Into A Mosaic
At the moment, about a fifth of the Kruger National Park's 19,500km2 has been consumed by fire. Most fires have been planned patch burns ign...morePlanning an elephant bloodbath after the 2010 FIFA World Cup
After a series of uninformed, emotional and identical letters of accusations against South African National Parks (SANParks), I felt that it...morePlans for new Orpen gate proceed
Plans for the movement of the Orpen Gate from its present position to a new location several kilometres back along the tar road are proceedi...morePlant-a-Pledge Campaign Launched
Ahead of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, campaign ambassador Bianca Jagger, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Airbus la...morePlaying globally, winning locally showcased at tourism indaba
“I stand before you after a phenomenal year for tourism in South Africa, to which every one of you made a significant contribution. Intern...morePlundered Cycads
The last, exceptionally large, surviving cycad specimen of the Mariepskop variety of Encephalartos laevofolius has been hacked apart in a fo...morePoacher Shot and Killed in Kruger
Kruger National Park rangers and operators from South African National Parks corporate investigation services (CIS) shot and killed a poache...morePoacher shot in Kruger
On June 14, rangers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) wounded a suspected rhino poacher. He was shot in the arm, hip and shoulder....morePoachers Caught
On Sunday, September 26, Pafuri field rangers found familiar human tracks in the Vlakteplaas region where three rhinos have been poached in ...morePoachers Plunder Rare Plants
Rhino poaching has grabbed headlines across the world. But there are other species that may not survive people's arbitrary actions...morePoachers target summer impala lily
The winter impala lily, (Adenium obesum), is a feature of most Kruger Park rest camps and can be found all over the park...morePoachers threaten recently discovered rare Saola
Two decades after the discovery of an ungulate species called the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), this rare animal is sliding towards extin...morePoaching undermines wildlife-based land uses in Mozambique
A new TRAFFIC study, led by Peter Lindsey and Carlos Bento, implores the Mozambican government to review it's hunting coutada areas and zone...morePocket Money For Poaching Prevention
When Robin Cook saw the first tin pleading for donations for the anti-poaching programmes in the Park he was hooked. Since that day in Mopan...morePoints To Ponder
In the field of Conservation, Wildlife Management, Earthcare call it what you want as in most other 'disciplines', there is a general tenden...morePoisoned Vultures Tagged and Released
On November 4, 2005 the 17 Vultures that survived a massive poisoning event were released back into the wild sporting new bright yellow iden...morePolicymakers are relying too heavily on predictions of the impacts of climate change
As a result, they are claiming they need more research and more predictions before they can take action – and when policies are made, too ...morePoliticians unite and scientists speak up
If all goes to plan, political leaders at December's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) will agree to a successo...morePolitics is a key factor in biodiversity
Politics influence biodiversity. Political decisions directly impact on man's interaction with the environment, through policies ranging fro...morePompom weed – a rapidly increasing menace
Pompom weed is an invasive weed of grasslands, savanna and wetlands that threatens conservation and agriculture in South Africa...morePoor Breeding Seasons For Birds A Worry For Conservationists
Two papers published recently in BirdLife International's quarterly birding journal highlight a problem faced by conservationists trying to ...morePoor people Arise and help the Letaba River
Over 100 of the poorest people in the Giyani area have already been employed in a poverty alleviation programme that will have direct benefi...morePopulation of Animals
Satellite imagery may be the next tool that biologists use to monitor endangered animal populations. The Bronx Zoo-Based Wildlife Conservati...morePositive Aspects of Elephants ... an Experiment
There is a perceived threat that the continuous growth of elephant populations could have a detrimental effect to other species in the syste...morePositive vibes from hunting hearing
The Panel of Experts (POE) on professional and recreational hunting was given much food for thought on August 11 and 12, 2005...morePossible Incident Of Bovine TB In Mozambican Buffalo
In a recent disease survey of the buffalo in the Mozambican Limpopo National Park adjoining the Kruger National Park , the blood taken from...morePost-Graduate Conservation Scholarships Available
Competition will be stiff, but the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) currently has eight graduate scholarships available for students who ...morePotable water for the people in the park
The Kruger National Park (KNP) gets some of its drinking water from the six major rivers that flow through the park, namely the Crocodile, S...morePotential R5 Million counter poaching donation
The SANParks Honorary Rangers along with Unitrans Volkswagen and Audi Division, have entered into an on-going Sponsorship Agreement, whereby...morePowers of Scent in Animals
Scent and Smell play a very important role in most systems. Despite generally reduced olfactory senses due to abuse and industrial bombardme...morePraying mantis males risk more if they're denied mating access
Male prying mantis that had not had recent access to females are more likely to engage in risky mating behaviour than those who who had dail...morePrecious Moments on the Nyalaland Wilderness Trail
Walking the Nyalaland Wilderness Trail in Kruger National Park often results in an experience greater than observing animals and plant life ...morePredator or prey relationships
As scientists warn that the Earth is on the brink of a period of mass extinctions, they are struggling to identify ecosystem responses to en...morePredators Do More Than Kill Prey
The direct effect predators have on their prey is to kill them. The evolutionary changes that can result from this direct effect include pre...morePrepare your garden spade for Arbor Week
The first week of September will see school children and responsible adults from around the country hauling out their spades in celebration ...morePrestigious Lodges Snapped Up By Dubai Company
Dubai World Africa, the African subsidiary of Dubai World, one of the world's largest holding companies,has acquired major shareholdings in ...morePretorius Kop Best Camp in Kruger 2004
Mixing young and old blood in the top echelons of management could be one of many elements that made Pretoriuskop stand out as Best Camp in ...morePretoriuskop Soccer Team Gets A Kick Start
Martha Makhubebu, owner of the Mkhuhlu Filling Station, has sponsored the Pretoriuskop soccer team with a full kit for the sporting year...morePriceless Roan Antelope Sighting
I went to Kruger (far northern part) as a day visitor on the 24th September 2007. While at Shingwedzi, I bought Kruger Park Times, volume 4,...morePriceless Sighting
The biggest groups of the 26 remaining free-ranging southern roan antelope in the park were sighted on June 19 near Babalala at about midday...morePrimates In Peril
The world's 25 most endangered primates have been revealed in a new report released at the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity COP11 on ...morePrincess Takamado explores South Africas bird life
Japan's princess Takamado recently visited several important bird sites in South Africa. The princess has been the honorary president of Bir...moreProfessional hunters urged to support conservation
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk asked professional hunters to become allies in conservation and to...moreProjects Will Give New Insight Into Elephant Management
Three new projects are currently on the go in the Kruger National Park (KNP) that hope to shed light on some of the important issues that su...moreProposed Buffalo Cull Raises Concerns
At least 70 buffalo are scheduled to be destroyed by state veterinary authorities onstate land adjoining Balule Private Nature Reserve...more
Protected white water lily spotted in Kruger
There has been a great deal of excitement in the northern parts of the park with the discovery of a water lily....moreProtecting Pepper Bark Trees
At the back of the Skukuza nursery there is an unassuming row of planting sheds, which most visitors simply pass by without ever knowing its...morePublic tip-off lead to confiscation of 10 000 units of abalone
Public awareness and tip-offs lead to the confiscation of more than 10 000 units of abalone and the arrest of four men, one a Chinese nation...morePunda Maria Bird Hide
The new bird hide at Punda Maria has yet to be officially opened, but visitors to the park can enjoy the passing parade of birds and mammals...moreR2 Million Boost For The Southern African Wildlife College
Conservation in Southern Africa has received a R2 million boost thanks to the Professional Hunters Association of Southern Africa (PHASA)...moreR20 Million Medicinal Plant Project Established in Rural Limpopo
Early August, the deputy minister of water and environmental affairs, Rejoice Mabudafashi, opened a R20 million medicinal plant conservation...moreR25 million funding to strengthen forensic war against rhino poachers
South Africa welcomed the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) R25 million funding towards strengthening the current wildlife forensic capabi...moreR250 000 donated to strengthen DNA database in rhino war
Unite Against Poaching handed a cheque of R 250 000 to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Genetics Laboratory of the University of Pretoria on Jul...moreR27 million illegally poached and exported abalone returned to South Africa
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took possession of a consignment of 2 627.1kg of illegally harvested, processed...moreR55 million assets seized from poachers
In September 2010, Dawie Groenwewald and veterinary surgeons, drs Karel Toet and Manie Du Plessis, appeared in court on 1872 counts of racke...moreR7 Million From Rhino And Buffalo Auction
An auction held in Pretoria has raised R7.2 million for the Sanparks Park Development Fund. The money is earmarked to buy new land for South...moreR800 million allocated to Green Fund
The National Treasury has made R800 million available for the Green Fund over the next two financial years. Speaking ahead of her budget vot...moreRabies Death Toll Rises In Limpopo
At least 26 people have died of rabies in the Limpopo Province, the majority of them children between the ages of seven and 12. Once rabies ...moreRadar Equipment To Be Installed At Skukuza
Skukuza has been identified by the South African Weather Service as one of three priority locations in the country for a sophisticated rada...moreRadar Station Completed
The new facility in Kruger's research toolkit will have a huge impact on many of the research projects in Kruger, as “rain is the main dri...moreRadio Station Listeners Donate Money For War Against Rhino Poachers
The Kruger National Park's (KNP) managing executive, Abe Sibiya received a cash donation of R105 000 00...moreRain Affects Gender Ratio of African Buffalo
The amount of rain affects whether more male African buffalo, than female buffalo, are born in Kruger National Park, scientists said...moreRain Suits And a Brush Cutter Donated
The honorary rangers are well known for their generosity and tireless support of SANParks. Two recent recipients of this generosity were...moreRainfall Affects The Survival Of Wild Dog Pups
ew research on the wild dog population in the Kruger National Park has revealed that the amount of rain that falls before wild dogs give bir...moreRainfall In Kruger
The Kruger National Park has more than 30 rainfall stations that record daily rainfall throughout the park. This data is compiled and sent t...moreRanger dies in tragic accident
David van Blommenstein (29), head ranger of the Thornybush Private Nature Reserve's northern section passed away last week after a tragic ac...moreRangers commemorate hero
Game rangers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) honoured the memory of Lance Corporal Wilson Ndlovu who was killed in the line of duty on Feb...moreRangers Diary
When Daniël Mkhancani Chavalala, sergeant at Pafuri section, goes on leave you will most likely find him at a picnic spot somewhere in the ...moreRangers Diary
The study of water, or hydrology, is a high priority in our arid country and of even greater importance in our protected areas. A detailed a...moreRangers Diary - Expectant Mom Saves Vet Husband
It was Friday June 29, 2007 at about 09h30 when corporal Wilson Baloyi at Mahlangeni ranger post phoned Karien Keet, section ranger, about a...moreRangers Diary December 1985
Ranger's Diary: Trails Ranger, Don English, Olifants Trails, Kruger National Park, December 1985. Sunday 1st Day spent at home. First Euopea...moreRangers Diary on Sleeping Wild
How many people can say they have slept in a Big Five reserve with no fences around them? Who can imagine themselves sitting around a fire w...moreRangers Diary Skukuza Section December 1959
Ranger's Diary on the Skukuza section of the Kruger National Park, December 1959...moreRangers honour Oom Louis
The Kruger National Park's (KNP) Nxanatseni South regional ranger, Louis Olivier, was overcome with emotion at the KNP ranger corps annual g...moreRangers In The Shangoni Section Keep Poachers At Bay
We have to do things differently and we cannot be predictable. This philosophy, combined with a highly motivated field ranger team, has enab...moreRangers Photo Diary Diary
A day in the life of a Kruger National Park Ranger. Fast food the Kruger ranger way by Steven Whitfield...moreRangers strut their stuff on Rangers Day
Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers are the conservation ears and eyes of the park. It is their duty to protect and maintain the integrity of...moreRaptor Conservationists Rewarded at Annual Conference
The fourth annual birds of prey conference, hosted by the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Birds of Prey Working Group (EWT-BoPWG), took place in...moreRare and Invasive Species Workshop Creates Enthusiastic Response
Solly Themba, community facilitator, facilitated a rare and invasive species workshop at the Mhala Science Centre. Attending the workshop we...moreRare Antelope Released Into Addo
Five pairs of oribi were released into the 1,000ha Langvlakte Contractual Property of the Addo Elephant National Park on July 6, 2006...moreRare Bird Sighting Brings Joy On River Walk
There are few wildlife sightings in the wilderness that can be guaranteed on a day and date, “as it goes with luck and how much does Mothe...moreRare Taita Falcon to be Closely Investigated
After being largely ignored for many years by conservation organisations, the Taita Falcon has now become an increasingly important priority...moreRarely do a restored wetland match conditions of the original
“Once you degrade a wetland, it doesn't recover its normal assemblage of plants or its rich stores of organic soil carbon, which both affe...moreReasons for legalising the rhino horn trade
John Hume is a game farmer in the Malalane area, south of the Kruger National Park (KNP). He is an ardent proponent for the legalisation of ...moreRed Billed Oxpeckers Fly Into Mountain Zebra National Park
A group of 40 red-billed oxpeckers has been flown into the Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock in August...moreReference Database To Identify Origin Of Elephant Ivory
A team of scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is preparing a reference database that allows the identification of the origin o...moreRehabilitation of the Smallholder Agricultural Scheme at Xai - Xai...
The agricultural irrigation project is in the Gaza province and will be implemented over five years. The project area covers 9000ha. Accordi...moreReintroduced Cheetah Produce Eight Cubs
The first-ever cheetah cubs have been sighted in Mountain Zebra National Park after cheetah were introduced to the Park in May 2007. Park ra...moreReintroduction hopes to stabilise southern Botswanas wild dog population
On Saturday, April 5, 2008, 18 African wild dogs were released into the Northern Tuli Game Reserve (NOTUGRE)...moreRelief For Abalone Right Holders
The Minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries approved an additional R6 million as part of Abalone Social Relief for commercial abalon...moreRemarkable Cooperation Averts Buffalo Cull
In a remarkable cooperative venture between private landowners, various government agencies and a large mining company, a potential disease ...moreReport Offers Anti-hijacking Advice
More than half of all vehicle hijackings occur in front of private residences, and in eight months in 1996 there were 8,740 hijackings in So...moreReport to Guide Cheetah and Wild Dog Conservation in South Africa
A new report will guide the way forward for Cheetah and African Wild Dog conservation in South Africa...moreReport's Findings On Tragic 2001 Kruger Fire Released
The final report of the commission of inquiry into the fire that raged through the Pretoriuskop area of the Kruger National Park on Septembe...moreReptile hunt now on
Beginning this year and continuing until 2008, South Africa's reptiles will be the object of close scrutiny. With over 360 species of reptil...moreRescued Penguins Return to the Wild
Forty-six African penguins were returned to the wild in September 2012 after being rescued from Bird Island in Addo Elephant National Park. ...moreResearch and Rural Upliftment Meet at the Firebreak
SavFIRE or the Savanna Fire Ignition Research Experiment is being conducted in Kruger. This is a collaborative exercise to investigate integ...moreResearch Camp in northern Kruger
Many researchers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) are familiar with the Hlanganani Research Station and Laboratory near Shingwedzi. The Ca...moreResearch Helps Conservationists Mitigate Bird and Power Line Collisions
Recent noteworthy research is helping the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to better manage the interactions between birds and electrical inf...moreResearch Issues in the Transfrontier Park Reviewed
Representatives from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique met in Skukuza on October 17 to 19 to discuss the research priorities, procedures...moreResearch To Help Map The Future
South African National Parks and the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) in conjunction with the Kruger Park Marathon Cl...moreResearch Uncovers Surprising Lion Stronghold in War-torn Central Africa
Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped...moreResearch will investigate principles of economic viability in bioregions
Biodiversity conservation should take place inside and outside protected areas, if biodiversity targets are to be met...moreResearchers Analyse The Environmentalists Paradox
Global degradation of ecosystems is widely believed to threaten human welfare, yet accepted measures of well-being show that it is on averag...moreResearchers Attempt To Solve Rhino Reproduction Mystery
Two researchers are currently travelling throughout South Africa conducting a study that hopes to unravel the mystery of why zoo populations...moreResearchers closer to the ultimate green fridge magnet
Scientists are a step closer to making environmentally-friendly 'magnetic' refrigerators and air conditioning systems a reality...moreResearchers keep eye on collared Charlize
We bring you an update on the movements of Charlize, a collared female elephant, roaming the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) near ...moreResettlement Project Gets Underway In Limpopo National Park
The Limpopo National Park which comprises one million hectare was upgraded to a national park in 2001 as part of Mozambique's commitment to ...moreResidents visit new wildlife estate development
Roleplayers in Hoedspruit got together at the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate to learn more about the new estate being developed on the edge of t...moreRestored heritage site officially opened
The renovated Masorini site, an archaeological treasure 11km from Phalaborwa towards Letaba Camp in Kruger, was officially opened on Thursda...moreRhino and Calf Slaughtered
Circling vultures led some Vlakteplaas rangers to two dead rhino, killed in the vicinity of Langtoon Dam in the Far Northern Region of the K...moreRhino calf stomps fun into facts
Ebenezer Shabangu was scared but she was not letting go of the branch. She could see the black rhino's lip curl around the twigs and edge cl...moreRhino Horn Dehorning
Find out everything about rhino horn and dehorning of rhino. What is rhino horn made of? Does dehorning deter poachers?...moreRhino Involved In Automobile Accident
A rhino was recently injured on the H10 tar road south of Tshokwane when a Kruger National Park technical services staff member hit it with ...moreRhino issue manager conducts about 400 one-on-one consultations
In May this year, minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa, appointed Mavuso Msimang, from retirement as Rhino Issue Manager...moreRhino poaching - South Africans demand action
Another 150 rangers will be deployed in the Kruger National Park (KNP) to strengthen the first level of defense against ruthless poachers gu...moreRhino Poaching Electrify fence
About 300 rhinos will probably be poached this year. So predicted South Africa's deputy director on biodiversity and conservation, Fundisile...moreRhino Poaching Update
News, facts and figures on Rhino Poaching statistics and Rhino conservation both globally and in South Africa and Kruger National Park. Rhin...moreRhino Revolution
Rhino Revolution was born from the heartbreaking and escalating surge of rhino poaching in 2011 in the Hoedspruit area and surrounds, which ...moreRhino War Intensifies
In the next few months, Kruger National Park (KNP) staff will fit high-tech tracking devices to a large number of rhinos in Kruger...moreRhinoceroses in South Africa Under Seige
There is a way of thinking within South African environmental authorities that promotes the killing of rhinos rather than protecting and res...moreRhinos on the rise in Africa but northern white nears extinction
African rhinos have reached record numbers for the first time in decades, but the northern white rhino, Ceratotherium simum cottoni, is on t...moreRhinos ready for Zambia
Five South African black rhino (Diceros bicornis minor) are adjusting in the bomas at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreRift Valley Fever No Namibian Beef Goat Meat For South Africa
The veterinary import permits for venison, beef, mutton and goat meat not slaughtered at South African approved abattoirs have been cancelle...moreRoad ecology under discussion to reduce roadkills
It's not often one travels a few days in the Kruger National Park (KNP) and is spared the unwelcome sight of a roadkill. This is not a sight...moreRoll Up And Take A Safari In The Mobile Hotel
42 German tourists rolled into Hoedspruit in a luxury coach-hotel on Tuesday January 9. The coach belongs to a company called Rotel Tours, a...moreRoof top tomatoes, can it work
German engineer Volkmar Keuter believes it can. “What could be fresher?” In his mind he sees an IT guy signing off for the day, taking t...moreRoy Bengis...A gentleman and a scholar
It may be a an old and hackneyed phrase, but the description “a gentleman and a scholar” perfectly fits Dr Roy Bengis, the chief state v...moreRules and Regulations of the KNP
No day visitor shall be allowed to enter the park with liquor. Declare all firearms/weapons of any sort at the entrance gate. Visitors using...moreRunning on Rocket Fuel
Nature's currency is energy, and in theory, keeping the cost of living low leaves more in the “piggy bank” for reproduction...moreSA Again Commits To 34 Percent Emission Reduction
South Africa's minister of water and environmental affairs, Edna Molewa, reiterated the country's commitment to reduce emissions by 34 perce...moreSA minister considers moratorium on rhino hunting
A recently held meeting of the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and the provincial MECs responsible for environment (MINMEC) has ...moreSA Savanna Scientists Meet Their Tanzanian Counterparts
A delegation from South African National Parks consisting of eleven people and one representative from the Agricultural Research Council , e...moreSA shines at regional World Travel Awards ceremony
South Africa swept the board at the World Travel Awards Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony in Johannesburg...moreSA to Lift Moratorium on Elephant Culling
As of May 1, 2008, a moratorium that was placed on the culling of elephants in 1995 will be lifted.
This was one of the options in the fina...moreSA Tourism CEO resigns
Ms Thandiwe January-Mclean, chief executive officer of South African Tourism announced her resignation from the organisation on June 14 2011...moreSable And Other Species In Punda Maria Under Surveillance
Recently four more collared animals were added to a study currently underway to monitor the declining sable numbers around Punda Maria. Sabl...moreSable and Roan Researchers Pleased with Recent Sightings
In February 2007 a special data logging collar which records the daily movements of the animal, using GPS co-ordinates, was fitted to a sabl...moreSable antelope bull sold for R3 million
A sable antelope (Hippotragus niger kirkii) bull was sold for R3 million at the annual Gravelotte game auction...moreSables Collared
Kruger's game capture team collared six sable three weeks ago. Three sable, two from one herd, were collared in the Punda Maria area and the...moreSADC to form common elephant management policy
Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries are uniting to try and resolve elephant management strategies. The Agencia de Inform...moreSaddle Billed Stork Photographic Survey Finds 55 Birds In South
The saddle-billed stork photographic survey that took place in the Kruger National Park (KNP) from September 2009 to September 2010 has been...moreSaddle billed Stork Survey Underway
The saddle-billed stork is a prized sighting in the Kruger National Park (KNP). Visitors can now share their good fortune in support of scie...moreSaddle Billed Stork Survey Update
The Endangered Wildlife Trust and SANParks started a photographic survey of saddle-billed storks in the Kruger National Park (KNP) on Septem...moreSafari Elephant injures Student
A routine training session with elephants at Elephants for Africa Forever (Efaf) in Mooketsi, near Duiwelskloof turned into tragedy for a yo...moreSamango Monkeys in Kruger Park
Paging through an old Custos magazine we came across an article about the reintrodruction of Samango monkeys into Kruger, and wondered what ...moreSANBI appointed as national implementing entity for UNFCCC adaptation fund
Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs welcomed the accreditation of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SA...moreSand, snakes and soccer surprise 4x4 enthusiasts
The 15 vehicles and 20 competitors from the Goodyear 4x4 Eco-Challenge spent half of this year's off-road competition in the Kruger National...moreSANDF To Resume Patrol Of South Africas Borders
In April this year, soldiers resumed regular patrols of South Africa's borders. Defence and military veterans minister Lindiwe Sisulu and me...moreSANParks and Wetlands
In 1996 it was estimated that more than half of South Africa's wetlands had disappeared. Wetlands are one of the planet's most productive ec...moreSANParks apologises to Wild Card members
Following a year long challenge with the issuing of Wild Cards to loyal nature lovers, South African National Parks (SANParks) has come clea...moreSANParks charge levy from visitors to reach out to communities
All new accommodation and activity bookings made with arrival date of 01 June 2012 onwards with SANParks will include a 1 percent community ...moreSANParks opposes proposal to mine coal at Mapungubwe
South African National Parks (SANParks) is challenging an ap- plication for a R3 trillion mining operation to be established at the entrance...moreSANParks Products Revamped
Taking their cue from recent trends, SANParks are upgrading many of its products, focusing on an environmentally friendly and value for mone...moreSanparks puts Kruger’s restaurants into liquidation
Nature's Group, the company that has run all the restaurants in the Kruger National Park (KNP) for the last four years has gone into liquida...moreSANParks salutes pioneering wildlife vet
Toni Harthoorn, a wildlife veterinarian died in Pretoria at the age of 89. Harthoorn will be remembered for being part of a team that develo...moreSANParks says its new zoning plan for Kruger is not controversial
Following publicity on the new Kruger National Park (KNP) Zoning Plan, South African National Parks (SANParks) would like to put on record t...moreSANParks supports social science students with R1million bursary
Themba Mabilane, chief financial officer at South African National Parks (SANParks), handed over R1 million to the University of Pretoria (U...moreSANParks to auction rhino buffalo
South African National Parks (SANParks) will auction twenty white rhino from the Kruger National Park (KNP) as well as eland bulls from Moun...moreSAPS Personnel leaving the Kruger Park amidst rhino poaching crisis
Despite the high incidence of rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park, which was reported this week as having already exceeding 280 rhino...moreSAs population closer to 50 million mark
South Africa's population has increased by about 530 000 people to 49.99 million, according to Statistics South Africa's Mid-Year Population...moreSAs Rarest Breeding Bird Investigated
Helicopters, birding telescopes, sunscreen and patience have all been deployed in a two-week long search for South Africa's rarest breeding ...moreSatara guest house destroyed by fire
Frankel House in Satara camp was burnt to the ground in the early morning of December 18, 2004. Although unoccupied at the time of the fire,...moreSatara Staff Celebrate Best Camp Award
The Satara staff celebrated both the end of 2005 and their achievement as being chosen best camp for 2005 on the last day of December. The p...moreSatara staff start social club
All staff members at Satara Camp have been invited to take part in a new social club being organised by hospitality manager, Thabo Lawrence....moreSatellite transmitters fitted to Karoo blue cranes
The Endangered Wildlife Trust's South African Crane Working Group (EWT-SACWG) fitted satellite transmitters to five adult blue cranes...moreSatellites May Help Pilots Avoid Storms
Pilots may soon be able to avoid rain and turbulence if a new method of analysing satellite data takes off. Developed by scientists at the U...moreSavanna Fires a Hot Topic in New Research Collaboration
Geographers from the University of Leicester are to use state-of-the-art technology to investigate how climate change is affecting the Kruge...moreSavannas and Forests in a Battle of the Biomes
Climate change, land use and other human-driven factors could pit savannas and forests against each other by altering the elements to stabil...moreSave the Elephants - South Africa Foundation
Since 1998, Steve and Michelle Henley of Save the Elephants - South Africa have studied elephant movements over the 35 000 km2 that make up ...moreSaving Buffalo from Bovine Tuberculosis
For the last five years Dr Lin-Mari de Klerk- Lorist has devoted her time to the study of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in buffalo, with the hop...moreSaving endangered plants by deep freezing
With a career spanning more than three decades, Patricia Berjak has devoted her professional life to the study of seeds the basis of commerc...moreSaving the planet and money
As South Africans grapple with huge hikes in their electricity bills, the residents of an informal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town ...moreScaly Sighting Excites
Last October my wife and I had our first vacation in South Africa: Three weeks in the Kruger Park. The Wolhuter trail was an experience we w...moreScene Around
Stoffel and Catie du Plessis were the oldest contestants in the Tour de Drakensig cycle race on June 16. Stoffel (71) cycles 92km twice a da...moreScene Around - People of Kruger
Visitors and Kruger staff joined in a day of fun and games during the Munghana Lonene FM's live broadcast on Sunday June 12. The Skukuza Soc...moreSchools Rewarded For Commitment To The Environment
The Eco-Schools flag is awarded in recognition of schools who have committed to improving environmental learning and action through their cu...moreScience In Kruger
What could be a better example of a win-win situation in the wild than an oxpecker busily removing ticks from the back of a buffalo...moreScience in Kruger
Kruger Park lions are in the spotlight again. This time, it's what they like to eat that's the question. As part of a collaborative study...moreScience In The Kruger
While on an early morning game drive on the farm Rothsay, we came across a large elephant bull being accompanied by two younger askaris...moreScience needs to mitigate, adapt and thrive to ensure sustainability
“The scientific evidence for action is clear and stark. Our only options are to mitigate, adapt and thrive,” said Yuan Tseh Lee, Presid...moreScience Week Makes An Impact On Phalaborwas Schoolchildren
National Science Week keeps getting better and better in Phalaborwa, thanks to the tireless efforts of organisers who this year brought arou...moreScientific Paper Describes Moving Tale Of Elephant Death
Fireside tales and anecdotal evidence of how elephants show concern for other distressedo r dying elephants have been backed up by a paper r...moreScientist Debunks The Myth Of Elephants Drunk On Marulas
Can Elephants Get Drunk On Marulas? Elephants become drunk when they forage on the fruit of the marula tree - this is an ongoing myth and ta...moreScientists Figure out how to Keep Track of the Slow Changes in Vegetation
There are countless numbers of trees and shrubs growing in the two million hectares of the Kruger National Park. Just how to best survey thi...moreScientists Find Elephants Chat With Individual Rumbles
Elephants prefer to chat to elephants that they have known for a long time. This has been revealed in a study carried out at Walt Disney's A...moreScientists Prove that Crocodile Hatchling Calls are Significant
For the first time, researchers have shown that the pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and...moreScientists Suggest New Age for East African Rift
The Great Rift Valley of East Africa may have taken much longer to develop than previously believed, according to a new study that was led b...moreScorpions inspire scientists to find better erosion-resistant surfaces
The yellow fat tail scorpion is amongst the most dangerous in the world. It is found in the dry and desert areas of Africa and the Middle-Ea...moreSeabirds threatened
Seabirds are more threatened than any other group of birds. That is according to the findings of a major new review published in the scienti...moreSearch for distressed elephant
The uproar over a cow elephant in distress at a game reserve abutting the Kruger National Park took another turn on Tuesday, with the animal...moreSearching and discovering Kruger
David Mabunda, chief executive director of the Kruger National Park (KNP), reminded recipients and guests at the annual KNP awards ceremony ...moreSecond Wildlife Expo for Limpopo
Limpopo Tourism and Parks held its second wildlife expo in Vaalwater from May 24 to May 28, 2005. At the wildlife management conference park...moreSecrets of the giant squid revealed
The giant squid, creature of myth and legend, has been captured on film for the first time by Japanese researchers working off the Bonin Isl...moreSection Ranger 2004 JOE NKUNA
Joe Nkuna, section ranger based at Letaba Camp, was named best ranger in Kruger last year. Tall and friendly, Joe is a familiar face to many...moreSection Ranger Learns About Seychelles Wildlife
Malelane section ranger Bruce Leslie is currently in the Seychelles on a skills exchange programme, which will see him sharing the knowledge...moreSection Rangers Across Sanparks Improve Performance
After travelling 23 992km, scrutinising 57 ranger stations and interviewing 448 rangers, Arrie Schreiber was happy to report the results of ...moreSeeds Efficient Hitch Hikers
Just returned from a walk to have a look at the effect of water run-off after recent heavy rain. Waterfalls are running after a few dry year...moreSeriously threatened grasslands receive attention
With the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) declaring in November last year that the grasslands biome is one of the most ...moreService excellence rewarded at the Welcome awards
The very popular Northern Cape guide, Conraad Mouton, walked away with top honours in the tourist guide category of the annual Welcome Award...moreShangaan Perspective
Over 40 decades ago some of the Shangaan people made their living through hunting game. It was not easy for their children to get a proper e...moreSharp scientists tackle thorny issues at annual science network meeting
Complexity, resilience, the increasing usefulness of new tools such as remote sensing in ecological science and showing a broader view of bi...moreSharpen Your Bird-spotting Skills For National Bird Week
In the first week of May every year BirdLife South Africa tries to get as many South Africans as possible from all walks of life aflutter wi...moreShimuwini Voted Best Bush Camp 2004
Shimuwini “the place of the baobab” was voted the best bush camp in Kruger for 2004. Last year the camp was managed by Phanuel Nkuna, wh...moreShine For Charity
About 200 women, dressed in their best ball gowns, had a whale of a time 'on board the Titanic' - all for the sake of charity...moreShingwedzi of the 1950s
Whilst at Shingwedzi, my wife was shown an old black-and-white photo of the original circle of accommodation units. We were fascinated by th...moreShocking rise in rhino poaching leads to formation of new unit
Ruthless and highly organised criminals are butchering South Africa's rhinos at an alarming and escalating rate...moreShooting in Kruger
The National Joint Operational Centre has opened an inquest docket into the deaths of a Kruger National Park (KNP) ranger and a member of th...moreSiltation in the Olifants River to be studied
Tenders are being invited to study the effect that the silt in the Phalaborwa Barrage is having on the aquatic life downstream in the Olifan...moreSinging the splendours of Southern African Conservation
The community choir of the Matsamo/Mantenga cultural parks between Swaziland and South Africa will be taking the newly established transfron...moreSingita Chef Scoops Coveted Rising Chef Trophy
Clinton Drake, head chef of Singita Lebombo Lodge in the Kruger National Park, has won the coveted title of Relais & Châteaux rising chef 2...moreSix elephants shot after Breakout
A family group of six elephants that broke out of the Kruger National Park (KNP) was shot on Friday September 9, 2005. The elephants had tra...moreSix New Kruger Tuskers Named
Six elephants have been added to the Kruger National Park's (KNP) list of upcoming tuskers, courtesy of the enthusiastic participation of vi...moreSix rhinos for Marakele
Early mornings in Kruger, just before sunrise, the sounds around the camps signal the start of a new day. Amidst monkeys and birds chatterin...moreSix Weeks and 1900 Traps Reveal Myriad Creepy Crawlies
For six weeks in June and July this year, the biodiversity survey team was busy in the south of the Kruger National Park looking at all the ...moreSkinny snakes and gaunt geckos
As an erratic and unusually warm 'winter' merges into spring, it is encouraging to see many wild species resuming their seasonal cycles of r...moreSkukuza Congregation Celebrates 20 years With Coral Tree
For the children of the Pro-Vita Sunday school in the Skukuza staff village in the Kruger National Park, Arbor Day held special significance...moreSkukuza Cricket Pitch Hosts International Match
For the fifth year running, boys from Devon toured South Africa to meet their cricket counterparts on the fields of Cape Town and Skukuza in...moreSkukuza Learners Rewarded
The impalas are lambing and summer rains are starting, but it is the end of the year for the pupils at the Skukuza Primary School who held t...moreSkukuza Track and Field Stars Shine
Over the last two weeks Skukuza Primary held their field and track events for their inter-house athletics meeting. Six records were broken a...moreSlithering to freedom
On Friday, April 4 Donald and Juanita Strydom from Hoedspruit's Khamai Reptile Park took a rather unusual trip to Phalaborwa...moreSmall Ambassadors Promote The Big Five
Did you know the South African Post Office prints about 380 million postage stamps a year? The Post Office chose the Kruger National Park ...moreSmall Sluggish and Useful Flies
Most of us are familiar with those small, sluggish, triangular-shaped flies that hang around toilets and drains...moreSnare Removed from Lion
Predators such as lions are particularly susceptible to being caught in wire snares which are usually set for antelope such as impala or kud...moreSnared leopard released back into wild
A leopard that had been preying on dogs and cats in the town of Phalaborwa at the end of last year has now been released back into the wild....moreSnares Removed From Wild Dogs in Southern KNP
Vets from Sanparks Veterinary Wildlife Services, based in Skukuza, were called out in mid October to remove two snares that were seen on two...moreSniffer Dog Team Against Rhino Poacher Steps Up
The Endangered Wildlife Trust's (EWT) and the African Consultancy for Transportation Security (ACTS), a cargo screening company that uses sn...moreSniffer dog to assist with tracking poached rhino horn
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) will be using a sniffer dog to assist in its anti-rhino poaching campaign. Rico the Wildlife Sniffer Dog...moreSnow leopards spotted on Mt Everest
Fifteen years of constant searching have finally paid off for doctoral student Som Ale, who has finally seen the elusive snow leopard in the...moreSoccer Kits Donated To Nxanatseni Region
Kruger's Nxanatseni region soccer players and supporters met at the Letaba soccer fields on Saturday, September 16, 2006 to celebrate as Jur...moreSocial Networking Site for Researchers
myExperiment, the social networking site for scientists, has set out to challenge traditional ideas of academic publishing as it enters a ne...moreSocial Research In SANParks
Research projects are not a strange phenomena in South Africa's national parks. In fact, the quality and volume of research projects...moreSoekie Schoeman...40 years in Kruger
Soekie Schoeman, a staff member in the Kruger National Park (KNP) technical department for the last 40 years, knows the Park like few others...moreSolomon sparks at Hamiltons
Solomon Ntuli (41) has been working in the Kruger National Park since 1987, rising through the ranks as time progressed. Starting off as a g...moreSolving Hydrogen storage Limit to Power Green Cars
Hydrogen fuel, because its only byproduct is steam, should be the ultimate in green alternatives to fossil fuels, but it hasn't delivered on...moreSome Great Sightings By the Wildlife Paparazzi
It was with great pleasure we learnt that during this festive season, the Park was again packed with wildlife enthusiasts. South Africans as...moreSome hints for an enjoyable stay and wildlife experience in Kruger Park
Read the basic guidelines or rules of the Kruger Park that are handed out at the gates on entering. Transgressions are punishable with fines...moreSomething to Brag About - The World's Biggest Collection of Dung
When scientists around the world think of dung, they think of Jim Mead. Mead, a researcher at Northern Arizona University, is one of the wor...moreSouth Africa Commits to Find Solutions For Rhino Poaching
After the loss of 668 rhino to poaching in 2012, South Africa and Vietnam signed an agreement in hopes of saving the rhino...moreSouth Africa needs to foster regional tourism
Development in the tourism sector must be accelerated to diversify South Africa's economy and contribute towards job creation, says Minister...moreSouth Africa reaches out to Indian tourism market
The number of Indian tourists travelling from India to South Africa has steadily increased by over 122 percent between 2005 and 2010 and Sou...moreSouth Africa to host G20 Tourism Meeting in 2010
South Africa has been elected as the Africa representative to the executive council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)...moreSouth Africa to produce cleaner fuels from maize
Farmers sitting on several million tonnes of surplus maize have been thinking up new ways to dispose of the crop, and their attention has tu...moreSouth Africa Tourism Snippets
South African Tourism products have recently been featured prominently in different parts of the world, thus enhancing the country's status ...moreSouth Africa wants to diversify energy supply
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe visited Ghana in April to explore opportunities that will further diversify the country's energy supply...moreSouth African Tourism makes two key appointments to boost industry relations
South African Tourism announced the appointment of Neesha Padayachy to the position of Global Manager: Product and Sadiq Dindar to the posit...moreSouth African Wildlife College Students Visit Kruger
The close proximity of the South African Wildlife College to the Kruger National Park provides excellent opportunities for practical excurs...moreSouth Africans urged to promote their cultures
Despite the recession in the world, we have seen that there are emerging markets that are being opened to us and we were helped by our expos...moreSouth Africas biodiversity and conservation legal environment
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) concluded an intensive scoping investigation evaluating the effectiveness of compliance monitoring and e...moreSouth Africas bustards threatened
South Africa's bustards are in trouble, with six of the country's ten species listed in the South African Red Data Book...moreSouth Africas Devils Worm makes Top 10 species list
South Africa's Devil's Worm, Halicephalobus mephisto, made the Top 10 new species list for 2011 run and released by the the International In...moreSouth Africas Everest summiteers collaborate for wild dog conservation
What in the world could ever link Africa's wild dog to the world famous Himalayan Mount Everest? Ask South Africa's Vaughan de la Harpe, who...moreSouth Africas first wind farm in operation
South Africa's first wind farm is in operation. Construction on the project, which is situated near Darling in the Western Cape, started in ...moreSouth Africas jumping cockroach makes top ten
Cape Town's offering on the 2010 Top 10 species list is a 'flying' cockroach - well almost flying. Saltoblattella montistabularis is a new ...moreSouth Africas Sumbandila satellite lifts off
South Africa made history on the September 17, 2009 with the successful launch into space of its low-earth orbiting satellite, SumbandilaSat...moreSouth Africas Vultures in the Spotlight
Birders and conservationists in South Africa will know by now that the first Saturday of September every year is International Vulture Aware...moreSouthern Africa Bird Atlas 2 Project Records One Millionth Bird
Just two years ago, an exciting project was initiated to map the distribution of birds in Southern Africa using the efforts of keen civil so...moreSouthern African Rock Art Facts
Read about some interesting Did you know Southern African rock art facts. San artists used fingers, animal hair brushes, stick and feathers ...moreSouthern Cross Schools Bush Banquet
Southern Cross Schools Bush Banquet 2006....and the winners are...The Tammy Trophy For The Best Overall Food in the Golden Orb Category...moreSouthern ground hornbill African penguin Ludwigs bustard move closer to extinction
Three of South Africa's flagship bird species have moved closer to extinction, according to the 2010 IUCN Red List...moreSpecial Krugerrands mark the parks 110th birthday
It is not everyday that a silver medallion is tossed into a river intentionally. Sydney Soundy, chief operating officer of SANParks...moreSpecial School Goes for Green
A visually impaired teacher, Hulisani Netshituni, addressed the gathering and described how Tshilidzini Special School was improving their e...moreSpecies down disease up
The decline of species and their habitats may not just make the world boring. New research now suggests it may also put you at greater risk ...moreSpecks in the sky
The lowveld, with its clear skies (except during the winter inversions) is an ideal area for 'sky watching', assisted by a 'scope' or good p...moreSpider Snapshots Wanted
Members of the public are being encouraged to take photos of spiders, scorpions and sun spiders
(solifuges), as well as any other eight-leg...moreSpider-hunting Wasps
All ants, bees and wasps belong to the suborder Apocrita in the order Hymenoptera. The 'spider-hunting wasps' are all classified under the f...moreSpot a Saddle billed Stork and Support Science
Join the Endangered Wildlife Trust and SANParks in a photographic survey of Saddle-billed Storks in the Kruger National Park...moreSpot the fake greenie
Want to spot a fake greenie? Watch their body language, next time they claim to care about the environment...moreSpot The Spider
Think about spiders, members of the second most abundant and diverse group of animals that roam the earth. With more than 5,000 species to c...moreSpotlight on Crocodile Bridge
This small camp in the southeastern section of Kruger is situated on the banks of the Crocodile River. The game viewing is renowned for its ...moreSpotlight On Kruger Park Cheetahs
The Kruger National Park is an important refuge for cheetahs in South Africa but is far more densely wooded than the Serengeti, where the ma...moreSpread the environmental word with hands-on experience
Lee Dicks, manager of Tintswalo Lodge in the Manyeleti is not a man to take half measures...moreSpread The Word
Mopane worm marmite. Toast will never be the same again – at least if research follows through on current plans to diversify the number of...moreSpring talent festival
The first annual Spring Talent festival held at the Kamogelo Centre in Hoedspruit had a great start according to the Festival committee. Wit...moreSpring Time Again
The knobthorns are in full bloom again, heralding in a new season of hope and expectancy. Among over seventy species of Acacia in South Afri...moreSpringboks Thrive While Other Antelope Face Extinction
A quarter of all antelope species are threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...moreSri Lankan Secretary To The Environment Tours Lowveld
A group of nine politically high profile international delegates, including Mr Dissanayake, secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Con...moreStaff and Park Visitors Pull Together on Giraffe Rescue
A giraffe was trapped in a donga about three kilometres north of Letaba camp on the S95. Joe Nkuna, section ranger at Letaba, opted to try t...moreStainless Steel Dustbins Donated To Kruger
The Honorary Rangers (HR) facilitated a donation of 150 baboon-proof stainless steel dustbins from Nampak to the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreStakeholders concerned about ethanol project for Hoedspruit
How much value does an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a processing plant have if it does not take into consideration the impact of...moreStakeholders Describe How They Want Kruger To Be Managed
The Kruger National Park held three stakeholder workshops in a 'first round' engagement with stakeholders. “Adopting an innovative approac...moreStakeholders Meet To Establish Kruger Forum
The Kruger National Park held a workshop at Skukuza on March 30 to create a Kruger Park local stakeholder Forum, bringing some 180 stakehold...moreStakeholders Support Proposed Blyde River Canyon National Park
The public participation meeting for interested and affected stakeholders regarding the proposed Blyde River Canyon National Park (BRCNP) pr...moreStakeholders’ Forum Hold First Meeting
“Thank you for a most enjoyable and informative day,” said one of the stakeholders, expressing a sentiment shared by many of her co-foru...moreState owned enterprises commit to lowering carbon emissions
Eight state owned enterprises (SOEs) signed their commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on Thursday, July 5, 2012. The UNGC...moreSteinaecker’s Horse outpost at Ngotsomouth to be excavated
Archaeologist Dr Anton van Vollenhoven will be leading a team in search of the Kruger National Park's (KNP) cultural treasures at Ngotsomout...moreStiff Competition in Emerging Tusker Competition
It was a daunting task for the panel of judges to finally name this year's winner out of the over 180 entries in the Emerging Tuskers compet...moreStiff Competition in the Mopane Veld
The mopane tree with its distinctive 'butterfly' shaped leaves is a principal food source for many insects and animals. Over the last few we...moreStiff Fines And Visible Policing Intended to Keep Kruger Peaceful
Fines for misbehaving in the KNP have been increased sharply by an average of 250 percent compared to the fines that were approved in 2004 i...moreStiffer penalties for poaching in Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has announced new penalties for the poaching of wild animals, birds and fish with the fin...moreStill no black leopard for Camacho
Gerrie Camacho of the Mpumalanga Parks Board is still watching his camera traps, hoping for a sighting of the elusive black leopard. In the ...moreStill no tenders for cleaning up the Olifants
Originally set for March 7, 2005 the deadline for the tenders to study the impact of siltation in the Olifants River as it enters the Kruger...moreStill searching for crocodile killer
The Kruger National Park (KNP) will be removing all crocodile carcasses from the Olifants and Letaba rivers...moreStolsnek Section Rangers Diaries
Don English calls early this morning regarding a leopard that is under the guide's tent at Napi trails camp. Self and Sgt Maluleke meet Don ...moreStop Bird Imports to Stop Bird Flu
BirdLife International is calling for a total ban on wild bird imports into Europe to try and stop the spread of the dangerous H5N1 avian fl...moreStreaking elephants
The advent of satellite collars into conservation has uncovered a secret previously only guessed at – elephants love to streak across the ...moreStreamlined EIA Regulations Now In Effect
South Africa's new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations came into effect on August 2, 2010...moreStrolling Home to Kruger
Induna, a mature bull elephant, decided that it was time to go for a walk – only he ambled out of his home at Pongola Private Game Reserve...moreStrong Sentences for Illegal Possession of Rhino Horn
Two foreign nationals accused of illegal possession of rhino horn were convicted and sentenced in the Kempton Park Regional Court on August ...moreStudy Shows Elephant Vulture Conflict
A study carried out on the conservation status of raptors in Swaziland has highlighted the effect that elephants can potentially have on bir...moreStudy Shows Elephants Play Key Role in Tree Losses
why do elephants knock down trees? For years, scientists have debated how big a role elephants play in toppling trees in South African savan...moreStudy Shows How Invasive Species Stop New Life
An influx of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events...moreStudy To Investigate Owl Deaths On Toll Road
Last year 90 owls of at least five species were killed along the N1N4 toll highway in the Pretoria North area, and a research project is now...moreStudying Pangolin Antics
The Cape pangolin is a strange-looking armourplated ant-eating mammal that few people have ever seen in the wild, and even fewer scientists ...moreStudying Trees and Grass from the Sky
Focussing on and utilising remote sensing technology, German geography student, Claudia Jobst, (25) is on a quest to detect and map tree den...moreSummer Biodiversity Surveys in Kruger
Some welcome rain and the high temperatures herald the arrival of summer in the Lowveld. During this hot season, an intrepid group of volunt...moreSummit discusses water provision in Sekhukhune
With the construction of the De Hoop Dam being a likely event in the near future, the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality recently held...moreSunglases Donated To Kruger Rangers
Kruger National Park's (KNP) head of the finance department, Victor Makhubedu received 300 pairs of protective eyewear for each ranger in th...moreSunset Serenade
The annual Sunset Serenade, hosted by the Counter-poaching unit of the Sanparks Honorary Rangers based in Gauteng, took place at Olifants Ca...moreSunset serenade continues to woo audiences
The Sunset Serenade, hosted by the ranger support services branch of the Honorary Rangers (HR), was once again a popular meeting place for m...moreSunset Serenade Held At Letaba
The annual Sunset Serenade returned to the Letaba Restcamp this year with its first event that took place from March 30 to April 1, 2006. Fo...moreSunset Serenade to Sponsor Stealth Solutions For Rangers
The annual sunset serenade fundraising event to take place in June and September 2009 at the Kruger National Park's Letaba Rest Camp...moreSupervisors trained
Intac, a project of the Skills Development Fund and managed by the Tourism Hospitality Training and Sports Authority, is training all the th...moreSurvey Determines Bovine TB Prevalence in Shingwedzi Area
During the last two weeks of July the Veterinary Wildlife Services Unit of Kruger National Park launched an operation to determine the true ...moreSurvey Fails To Find Egret Breeding Sites
A year-long survey of the 55,000km2 Okavango Delta has failed to turn up current breedingsites for the vulnerable bird species, the slaty eg...moreSurvey Reveals Decline in Fish-Eating Birds Along Olifants River
Preliminary results show that a total of nine Pel's fishing owls were seen and counted during a recent survey of the Olifants River in the K...moreSurveys Completed, Fire Researchers Prepare To strike A Match
SavFIRE – the Savanna Fire Ignition Research Experiment - is a collaborative experiment between Working on Fire, the Kruger National Park ...moreSurviving a Black Mamba bite
It was about midday on a Thursday in January 1998 when Danie Pienaar came face to face with a black mamba and its bite. Danie, now head...moreSurviving Skukuza
More than 70 children from Uplands College in White River and 30 learners from a school in Hazyview were introduced to indigenous ecological...moreSuspected poachers caught
The SANParks team, spearheaded by the Tshokwane ranger corps, caught three suspects who could possibly be linked to the recent spate of rhin...moreSuspected poachers killed in Kruger
In an anti-poaching operation carried out on the evening of Saturday, 6 October 2012, Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers killed an armed sus...moreSuspected rhino poacher arrested
Rhino poaching suspect wounded and arrested in Kruger. 431 rhinos poached to date in South Africa. A team comprising Kruger National Park (K...moreSuspected rhino poacher killed in Krugers Crocodile Bridge section
One alleged poacher was killed and two suspects arrested in a shoot-out in the Crocodile Bridge section of Kruger National Park (KNP) on May...moreSuspects Appear In Court For Vulture Muti Poisoning
Two suspects appeared in court in February on suspicion of poisoning at least 72 vultures in the Kruger National Park...moreSustainable Development Strategy For SA Coming Soon
The minister of environmental affairs, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has announced the imminent release of South Africa's National Strategy for...moreSustainable Living – True Conservation
Over the past month or so much has been said and written about the national norms and standards for the management of elephants in South Afr...moreSuzanne appointed at K2C Birding Route
Suzanne Riezebos, a masters student in environmental sciences, of the University Wageningen in Holland...moreSwiss couple tour Africa
A swiss couple, Felix and Anita Margadant, is touring Europe and Africa on a tandem bicycle. They set off from Switzerland in June 2003 and ...moreSyndicates strip rural areas of natural resources
From the ultra-wealthy to the poorest of the poor, everyone appears to have something that can be taken away from them by greedy individuals...moreT-shirts donated For Life
Children of the Skukuza youth church group, Provita, were delighted with their new T-shirts sponsored by My Acre of Africa...moreTags To Tell Tales Of Tree Trials And Tribulations In Kruger
Motorists in the Kruger National Park should not be alarmed if they spot some of the tall trees near the roadside marked with a distinctive ...moreTail Hairs Reveal Elephant’s Dietary Preferences
Elephant tail hairs and satellite tracking collars are being linked up to help find out where best to establish sanctuaries to protect eleph...moreTake A Little Time
Animal watching can be greatly enhanced if we take a little time to observe and analyse what we are looking at. A couple of weeks ago I ment...moreTaking Kruger to Kasie
'I never knew dreams do come true, but today is proof that this could happen,' said Helen Mmethe, head of the people and conservation depart...moreTamerin crowned as 10th Miss Earth SA
Tamerin Jardine was crowned as the 10th Miss Earth South Africa at a gala dinner at Montecasino in Johannesburg.
Jardine whom recently turn...moreTanzania to Bring in Black Rhinos from South Africa
Tanzania expects to import 36 black rhinos from South Africa this year to boost the population of the endangered wildlife species in the cou...moreTeaching water awareness the practical way
Dr Thomas Gyedu-Ababio, the Kruger National Park's aquatic biodiversity conservation manager, celebrated water week together with pupils fro...moreTerms used to describe the status of species
Endangered, Threatened, Rare, Restricted, Common and Wide-spread are some of the terms used to describe the status of species within a given...moreThatch Harvesting in the Kruger National Park
The removal of renewable natural resources such as wood, medicinal plants, fish, insects and grass from within National Parks has been a con...moreThe African Wildcat
The earliest known history of the African Wild Cat (Felis lybica) dates back 5 000 years ago to Egypt, where it was tamed for domestic use p...moreThe Amazon River is 11 Million Years Old
The Amazon River originated as a transcontinental river around 11 million years ago and took its present shape approximately 2.4 million yea...moreThe Bateleurs – giving conservation wings
Named after a raptor that spends most of its day in flight, the Bateleurs are a group of pilots who donate their time and their 'wings' to w...moreThe Beauty Of Birding
With emphasis on the huge potential for birding tourism in our region, some previously quoted statistics are repeated without apology...moreThe Beauty of Olifants Gorge
Despite countless trips to the gorge, SANHU producer, Katy Johnson, would be back in a flash if she could...moreThe biodiversity crisis may be worse than climate change
Species extinction and the degradation of ecosystems are proceeding rapidly and the pace is accelerating. The world is losing species at a r...moreThe Bloody Bank At Skukuza
The Kruger National Park is also an official branch of a nationwide bank, dealing in deposits and withdrawals and savings, but the clients a...moreThe Canada Tree
A visitor to Tloukolobe Primary School in Ga-Maredi Village, Ga-Mmamabolo, may be confused to see a Trichilia emetica (natal mahogany) tree ...moreThe Challenges Of Wetland Rehabilitation In Poor Societies
Imagine being so poor that every morsel of food that crosses your lips has been grown in laboriously hand-tilled fields laid out in the fert...moreThe Consequences of Human Manipulation in Protected Areas
The current status of conservation management forces many herbivore species to co-exist in high densities within small protected areas...moreThe Cultural Importance of Mapungubwe
Why is Mapungubwe Important? Intellectual and writer Vele Neluvhalani thinks mining near Mapungubwe will be “an offence to our ancestors...moreThe Cyber Tracker Program in the Kruger National Park
The CyberTracker (CT) system has proven to be an indispensable tool for field data collection in the Kruger National Park (KNP). The system ...moreThe Dangers Posed By Biofuels
According to BirdLife International, unsustainable production of biofuels could result in more environmental degradation than that caused by...moreThe day Daniel stood seven feet tall
Daniel was a ranger for 20 full years, based at Nyalaland wilderness trail. Job titles get lost in the wind these days, however Mentor is so...moreThe Flow Of Energy
As managers of natural systems, be it agricultural, commercial or wildlife, it is important to grasp the concept of energy flow. In natural ...moreThe Golden Treasure Buried Beneath Kruger's Soil
There are five golden mole species listed in the top 10 most Critically Endangered mammals of South Africa. Altogether there are 21 species ...moreThe Great Wilderness Choir
Walking in to the old disused shop in the Skukuza staff living quarters, you would be forgiven for thinking that you are in the wrong place...moreThe Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route
The Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route celebrates the rich history of the northern part of the Limpopo Province of South Africa over the last...moreThe green alternative to hunting
The hunter stalks his prey, a huge elephant bull. He stops, a shot is fired. The shot is a good one, but the elephant doesn't drop immediate...moreThe impact of trade on cheetah and leopard
The legal and illegal trade in leopards and cheetah is substantially impacting on populations of these two species...moreThe influence of fire on mopane and red bushwillow trees in Gonarezhou
A paper on the influence of fire on mopane and red bushwillow trees in Gonarezhou appears in the latest issue of the SANParks journal, Koedo...moreThe Last Tour De Kruger
The third and final Tour de Kruger and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park ride during the first week in August saw 209 cyclists pedal 350k...moreThe Limpopo National Park Head Office Almost Completed
The first of the Limpopo National Park senior managers has moved into the recently completed staff housing in the Mozambican park. There are...moreThe magnificent seven see the dentist
Ivory is being removed from the Letaba Elephant Museum – but not by thieves. A team of scientists, headed by JacquelineCodron and includin...moreThe Mud Builders
Learn more about Mud Building Insects and Mud Building Birds. Certain birds such as hammerkops and some species of thrush use mud to seal or...moreThe Naked Scientist in South Africa
Learning how to report on science was the theme of a recent conference held in Craighall Park, Johannesburg. Chris Smith, who has a radio sh...moreThe night sky in August
This August full moon falls on the 19th, with the moon waning as the month draws to an end. Nights continue to be longer than days...moreThe Opening of the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station
On Wednesday, August 25, 2010, the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station was officially opened for the second time...moreThe Race Is On To Find Rare Beetles
Three insect experts from Montana State University will be spending from late June to early August engaged in a multi-national search for so...moreThe Remarkable Madala Buffalo
Most publications write about the Limpopo National Park, but there are also a string of privately-leased conservation areas in Mozambique so...moreThe Riddle Of The Rare Antelope
Ask any lowveld old-timer and they will tell you that sable antelope were once so common in the central lowveld that landowners used to regu...moreThe search for free roaming lions continue
A pride of free roaming lions, said by some sources to be wandering around the Finale/Oaks/Blyde River Conservancy areas near Hoedspruit for...moreThe Skukuza Nursery
At the last stock take in March, the Skukuza Nursery had 1.2 million plants – give or take a few seedlings. Now under the steady hand of O...moreThe Socio-Economic Impact of The Karoo National Park
African Protected Area Conservation and Science has just published its latest article, 'The Socio-Economic Impact of the Karoo National Park...moreThe spider can put more food in our mouths
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Yale University in the US say grasshoppers who are being frightened by spiders affe...moreThe Spotlight Should Be On Rabies
An email came across my desk last week posing an interesting question, “Why are we so concerned with swine flu and avian flu, yet nobody t...moreThe steel structure in the Skukuza savannah
Lurking 11km to the south west of Skukuza is an unlikely structure - a 22 metre high steel tower, bristling at the top with three arms, and ...moreThe Story Of The Seven Little Piglets….In Church
Staff and visitors have become accustomed to seeing two warthog sows and seven little piglets roaming the Skukuza staff village. In fact, mo...moreThe Syringa Tree
Although the syringa tree, Melia azedarach is not indigenous, it is currently flowering and is causing quite a sensation amongst butterflies...moreThe Truth About Endangered Giant Sable Lies In Its Genetics
Despite looking almost identical at first glance, a big group of sable antelope found in Western Zambia are not, to the dismay of conservati...moreThe Ultimate Trail
A little while ago I had a group of eight trailists that joined me on a wilderness trail in the Kruger National Park. The group consisted of...moreThe Worst Year for African Elephants
While Southern Africa faces its biggest loss to rhino poachers in recent history, Africa's elephants are now also under increasing threat, a...moreTheres more to colour than meets the eye
Plants that depend on insect and other animal pollinators to carry their pollen from one plant to another are using more than their scent, c...moreThinking Out The Box To Develop Transfrontier Policy
Forty of southern Africa's top experts got together to discuss scientific discoveries, current projects, and challenges involved in developi...moreThis years World Wetlands Day focus on tourism
The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism and is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parti...moreThousands Celebrate 100 years of Kruger National Park
More than 2000 people gathered at the soccer stadium in Skukuza, Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreThreatened Chameleons
Chameleon species are not numerous compared to many other groups of reptiles. Southern Africa has 14 species of endemic dwarf chameleons pre...moreThree Day Hike Re-opens in Mountain Zebra National Park
The three-day Impofu hiking trail re-opened in Mountain Zebra National Park on 15 September 2011, following its closure in July last year...moreThree Kruger camps for 2010
SANParks' managing executive tourism and marketing, Glenn Phillips According to Phillips, said the Kruger National Park has dedicated three ...moreThree more doctors in Krugers Ranks
Several of Kruger's scientific services staff now have new letters to add behind their names. Social ecologist Kelly Scheepers was awarded h...moreThree rhino poachers get 25 years jail time each
Three rhino poachers were found guilty of illegal rhino hunting at Phalaborwa Regional Court and sentenced to a maximum of 25 years imprison...moreTie A Yellow Ribbon
A group of people are now tying yellow ribbons around the aerials and rear view mirrors of their cars and adorning their bush equipment with...moreTigers fall victim to land claim
In an unlikely repercussion of a land claim, two Bengal tigers will be relocated to Hoedspruit. The Bengal tigers had previously been kept a...moreTinkering with the science of climate change
Huge mirrors in space, petrifying carbon dioxide, algae farms, and lots of white paint - these are some of the ideas being proposed to offse...moreTo Bird or Not to Bird
“Why do people become birders?” I guess this is the age-old dilemma that so bothered Hamlet ... “To bird or not to bird, that is the q...moreTo Graze or Not to Graze
Grass is one of the primary suppliers of nourishment to the second level of the food chain namely the herbivores. Most of the large herbivor...moreToo Much Of a Good Thing
Resulting ecological damage is serious, but could be reduced by wider use of more sustainable, time-honored practices...moreToolkit to Combat Rhino Poaching
In recognising the urgent need to curb rhino poaching in South Africa, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has developed a guide to help rhi...moreTop Honours For Giriyondo’s Official Opening
The Giriyondo Tourism Acces Facility is 95km from the Phalaborwa Gate, and only 42km from Letaba Camp. The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park ...moreTop Scientist to Use Airborne Observatory to Study Kruger's Diversity
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation in the United States of America awarded a $750,000 grant to the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global E...moreTortoises, Terrapins and Turtles
Probably the most well known and least understood of all our animals are the Tortoises. Referred to, flippantly, as 'mobile meat pies' or, f...moreTourism And The Environment
South African National Parks management reacted positively to the result of a case at the Makhado (Louis Trichardt) Magistrates' Court on Fr...moreTourism Concerns
Last year December Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) announced Siyabona Africa Safaris as the 22nd product – and the first mobile...moreTourism Concerns
Modern technology has become important even in the heart of the African bush. That is why the children of Skukuza Primary need to be compute...moreTourism highlights 2007 WTO
The tourism sector continued to enjoy above average results and recorded a third year of sustained growth as is highlighted in the United Na...moreTourism Indaba 2006 Awards
The first ever Welcome awards, launched at the Indaba last year, were awarded to the
category winners at the Indaba opening ceremony...moreTourism Indaba 2006 Snippets and Comments
Indaba is a very important platform for any organisation in the tourism industry. We
are confident that we have achieved our objectives and...moreTourism Indaba Attracts More Delegates
On the second last day of INDABA 2010, South African Tourism and exhibition organisers were certain that attendance this year would at least...moreTourism Industry, Past and Present, Revealed at Conference
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk officially opened the fourth annual national tourism conference at Sun City at the beginning of Oct...moreTourism minister promotes South Africa in Australia
“Australia ranks 6th in terms of South African Tourism's top 20 long haul source markets. Between 2005 and 2010, South Africa has steadily...moreTourism Plan to Outline Scarce Skills Needed
A Tourism Skills Sector Plan for 2008/09 is to increase South Africa's skills base by outlining the scarce skills required in the tourism in...moreTourism skills training for unemployed launched
Some 28 000 tourism industry employees could benefit from the newly launched Adult Basic Education and Training (Abet)-Tourism...moreTourism Snippets
The environmental impact assessment process for the Lions Walk Wildlife Estate on the farm Rietvley adjoining the Kruger National Park (KNP)...moreTourism Snippets - Cheap Flights to Mpumalanga
Once a day low cost flights to and from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Mpumalanga are on the cards. Negotiations are underway between the Mp...moreTourism Snippets - Polokwane International Airport Developments
Polokwane International Airport Limited has embarked on a development strategy which will enable it to take its rightful place among the cou...moreTourism Snippets - Travel Tips
Ten decks at Satara and Tambotie are in the process of being rejuvenated. Saligna wood impregnated with Tanalith E is being used for the dec...moreTourism Spending on The Increase in SA
In the context of an extremely challenging global environment, South Africa's tourism sector continues to do well...moreTourism Winners Marked By Service Excellence
The 2009/10 Welcome Awards winners, sponsored by First National Bank (FNB) Commercial, were announced at a glittering award ceremony at INDA...moreTourist Facilities In The Limpopo National Park
With the opening of the Giriyondo Border Post, South Africans can now readily enter the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique to experience it...moreTourist Injured in Elephant Encounter on Olifants Trail
A woman was injured on the Kruger National Park's popular Olifants River back pack trail when the group of hikers walked into an elephant br...moreTourist roads, elephants and poachers
On April 30, 1946 James Stevenson-Hamilton recorded his last day as warden of the Kruger National Park (KNP) in his diary...moreTracking Dogs to Support KNP Rangers In Fight Against Rhino Poachers
Tracking dogs have shown their worth in the ongoing fight aginst rhino poachers in South Africa. So much so that the Kruger National Park (K...moreTracking down human smell
Each of the 6.7 billion people on Earth has a signature body odor — the chemical counterpart to fingerprints — and scientists are tracki...moreTracking Krugers wildlife
Even on the quietest of game drives in the Kruger National Park, you can still experience the excitement of being close to one of the big fi...moreTraditional Cuisine With A Difference
The eating of insects, also known as entomophagy, occurs worldwide in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas and has nutritional benefits...moreTraditional dancers find captive audience
Peer Mkhonto, the leader of a group of traditional dancers that regularly performs at functions in the Kruger National Park, is now less rel...moreTraditional healers attend management courses
Two groups of traditional healers from the Bushbuckridge area attended a Business Management and Project Leadership course at the Department...moreTraditional health practitioners against rhino poachers
The Kruger National Park (KNP) took a stand with traditional health practitioners against the escalating rhino poaching war in the country. ...moreTragic Accident in Kruger Claims Five Lives
A holiday in the Kruger National Park ended in tragedy when an accident claimed the lives of five people on the road between the Phalaborwa ...moreTrainee Artisans Gain Experience In Kruger
The Kruger National Park (KNP) together with Scarce Skills Development and Training (SSDT), P.D Naidoo and Associates (PDNA), Automobile Tra...moreTransformation and Debunking Stereotypes Discussed by Honorary Rangers
Honorary rangers are often perceived as the 'rich guys who do things in the parks', and this perception needs to be changed with hard work a...moreTransfrontier Conservation Steps Ahead In Mozambique
The African Wildlife Foundation is reiterating its commitment to the concept of transfrontier conservation by appointing a technical advisor...moreTreaty partners learn of 40 proposed wildlife trade rule changes
Proposals for tighter trade controls for species such as the Atlantic blue fin tuna, sharks and corals have been submitted...moreTree Treasures Unlocked
Most people's general knowledge on trees will include that they provide oxygen and shade, need water and sunlight, are home to some animals...moreTrees Facilitate Wildfires as a Way to Protect Their Habitat
Fire is often thought of something that trees should be protected from, but a new study suggests that some trees may themselves contribute t...moreTrees vital for food security
Countries tackling food insecurity and climate change adaptation can greatly benefit from agroforestry - integrating fleshy plants and trees...moreTrendy fashion bodysuit wards off bugs
The ongoing battle against malaria has sparked a somewhat unconventional, if not creative partnership that saw the fruits displayed on the r...moreTrials Of Knock-Out Drug For Hyena Successful
In a joint project led by Dr Gregory Fleming of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Dr Markus Hofmeyr of Sanparks, a new drug combination was tested...moreTrust Dedicates Resources to Plight of African Penguin
African penguins have been sliding towards extinction since industrial fishing started around the Cape. BirdLife South African has found som...moreTruth Is Stranger Than Fiction
Johann Oelofse, section ranger at Mooiplaas, observed an unusual occurrence. He relates the story: At Bowkerskop windpump I came across a mo...moreTrying to work from the same weather page
Climate scientists describe Africa as an information “black hole”. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) notes that there are only...moreTsendze Rustic Camp Site Receives Three Star Grading
The recently opened Tsendze rustic camp site received a three star grading from the Grading Council of South Africa. The camp is assessed in...moreTsessebe Move North
A total of 12 tsessebe, comprising five males and seven females, as well as 11 reedbuck found a new home in the northern part of Kruger havi...moreTsonga dancers entertain tourists
A traditional Tsonga dance group poses for tourists. The group, based in the town of Justicia bordering the Kruger National Park, performs t...moreTurtles in as much danger as Frogs
The plight of the planet's tortoises and turtles- creatures that have roamed the Earth for 220 million years - has never been greater, accor...moreTusker Mabarule Dies
Mabarule, a big elephant bull in the Kruger National Park (KNP), has died. Section Ranger Johnn Oelofse and his team found the carcass on No...moreTwenty Giraffe Get A Passport To Mozambique
The Sanparks Veterinary Wildlife Services Capture team translocated 20 giraffe from the Satara area in the Kruger National Park to a fenced ...moreTwin elephants born in Addo
Twin elephants have been born in the Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape. This is only the third time in the history of the park...moreTwo challenging publications on environmental change launched
When there is scientific evidence that the ice cap of Marion Island has already melted by 60 percent in the past 50 years, and the surroundi...moreTwo lodges get fair trade certification
Tourism products that focus on sustainability while incorporating the social, environmental and commercial dimensions of the industry stand ...moreTwo new gates for Orpen
It would appear that the Orpen Gate to the Kruger National Park (KNP) is moving and multiplying. If the plans currently being discussed come...moreTwo new lemur species named
The discovery of two new lemur species has been announced after German and Malagasy scientists performed genetic analysis on wild lemurs fro...moreTwo new national parks for South Africa
Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk has recently announced the proposed creation of two new national parks...moreTwo Of Sa’s Peace Parks Are A Study In Contrasts
How do institutions within Transfrontier Parks (TFP) or Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) react to dynamics in and around the parks?...moreTwo Rhino Killed In The Kruger National Park
Two fresh white rhino carcasses (cow and calf), were discovered on the morning of 11 October 2011 at Albasini Road, in the Pretoriuskop Rang...moreTwo Rhino Poachers Arrested In The Kruger National Park
Two rhino poachers were arrested in the Kruger National Park (KNP) by a combined SANParks, SANDF and SAPS operation on Friday June 3, 2011...moreTwo Students Die In The Pretoriuskop Swimming Pool
The Kruger National Park (KNP) managing executive, Dr Bandile Mkhize expressed his sincere sympathies to the next of kin of the two students...moreTwo Tourist Routes Launched at Historical Trade Route in Park
It is perhaps fitting that Masorini was chosen as the launch venue for a tourism initiative that makes use of various tourism opportunities ...moreTypes of Malaria
The focus here will be on the various types of malaria - among some other diseases - transmitted by mosquitoes. There are four types of Mala...moreUK researchers extensively map Africas groundwater
Researchers estimate the total groundwater storage in Africa to be 0.66 million km3. "Not all of this groundwater storage is available for a...moreUN focuses on Decade on Biodiversity
The United Nations marks its Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020. Giving credence to its strategic plan on biodiversity and its overall vision ...moreUnacceptable behaviour in Shingwedzi
In the light of the recent Christmas Day celebrations held in Shingwedzi rest camp it is apparent that SANParks is facing a prob lem with re...moreUnderstanding Grasses
It is important to start with a little background to this important family of plants. Grasses belong to the plant Family Poaceae (Gramineae)...moreUnderstanding of the link between agriculture and climate change
Agricultural practice and policies need to adapt to the impact of climate change - and in ways that are environmentally sustainable. And sci...moreUnearthing the Secrets of the Leopard Population at Londolozi_copy
Leopards are such secretive creatures that estimates of the size of leopard populations can vary wildly, with scientific estimates in South ...moreUNESCO Director visits Mapungubwe National Park
The director of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation's World Heritage Centre in Paris, Francesco Bandarin, un...moreUnexpected Is The Name Of The Game Rangers Game
A Game Ranger in your Backpack', is a new guide to South Africa's flora and fauna. Aimed at nature novices, starting off on the path to beco...moreUnravelling Hyena Mysteries With Giggles
For 12 continuous hours over five consecutive days, twice this year, a female called Giggles was the centre of attention keeping at least th...moreUnsafe Water The Silent Killer
Every 20 seconds a child dies from a water-related disease - 1.8 million children younger than five years each year...moreUnsustainable harvesting of Prunus africana tree threatens prostate treatment
Over-harvesting of Prunus africana or Red Stinkwood in the wild for its medicinal properties has experts at the World Agroforestry Centre lo...moreUp close and personal with the stars
There is a San story that says the Milky Way owes its origins to a young girl who threw ashes from a fire into the sky to make a visible pat...moreUpgrades And Developments In Kruger National Park
A new day visitor's site at Shingwedzi, a conference venue at Mopani and upgrades to the
tented accommodation at Lower Sabie are some of th...moreUpgrades and new attractions at SANParks
Upgrades to units at Punda Maria, Shingwedzi, Letaba, Satara, Orpen, Lower Sabie amd Berg-en-dal have been completed...moreUpgrades at Satara
At Satara Main Camp visitors will notice development and construction worth R10,4-million over the next few months. A day visitor's site and...moreUpgrading of the Letaba Ranch fenceline
Upgrading of the fence on the western border of Letaba Ranch is well underway. The section north of the Letaba River has been completed exce...moreUrban youth learn more about climate change and national parks
Young city dwellers can now learn more about climate change outside the class room and get to know their national parks at the same time. In...moreUrgent need to implement African Elephant Action Plan
The critical situation in Africa demonstrates the urgent need to implement the African Elephant Action Plan, which was created by all Africa...moreUS 3.3 million for 23 species conservation project
“Ignoring species conservation means ignoring a world in which species are currently disappearing at a rate 100 to 1,000 times higher than...moreUSD 21Billion locked in E-waste annually less than 15 percent recovered
More than 7500 tonnes of silver and 320 tonnes of gold are used to make cell phones, PCs, tablet computers and other electronic and electric...moreUse Genetics, Not Reproduction, To Define Species Say Scientists
A new paper published in the Journal of Mammology may have serious implications for how scientists designate which mammals belong to which s...moreUse your Cellphone to Note your Sighting
If you are into combining the outdoors and technology you may want to explore the possibilities offered by an organisation that has develope...moreUsing Chilli Extract to Deter Elephant Destruction
New research involving chilli extract is underway to try and find a natural way of keeping elephants away from certain things that both peop...moreVacuum cleaners, tyres, bug movies all contribute names to top 10 species of 2007
The international institute for species exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists, scientists re...moreValuable Donations To Rehabilitation Centre
The South African Tourism office in Amsterdam, in partnership with the South African/Dutch Chamber of Commerce (SANEC), recently held an auc...moreVegetation around the world is on the move
Vegetation around the world is on the move, and climate change is the culprit, according to a new analysis of global vegetation shifts...moreVerbally Abused Motorist Wins Court Case
The motorist who was subjected to verbal abuse by traffic officials on the road between Nelspruit and Hoedspruit was delighted on January 24...moreVets for rural villagers
R100 million has been allocated to Mpumalanga for dams and irrigation schemes. According to Bua News, agriculture MEC Madala Masuku has said...moreVietnam urged to curb rhino poaching
WWF and TRAFFIC are calling on Vietnam to increase efforts to address the illegal trade of rhino horn, which is threatening rhino population...moreVietnamese Citizen Jailed For Possession Of Rhino Horn
Stricter penalties are underway as the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa continues...moreVintage cars pass through Lowveld
More than 50 vintage and classic, and a few new, cars stopped over at Forever Aventura Swadini on their way to Mozambique. The Polana Classi...moreVIPs test drive bush to beach route
VIPs experienced the new Rixile Bush to Beach route through an exploration tour in mid-April 2008...moreVirtual Visitors Spy On Two Of Kruger Parks Waterholes
Since December 2004, every thirty seconds a photo has been taken of a waterhole near Orpen Gate in the Kruger National Park and broadcast on...moreVisitors And Park Staff Faced Fines Over Holidays
Kruger National Park (KNP) law enforcement officials had a busy time over the festive season, issuing 600 fines in just 32 days over the Dec...moreVisitors assist with wild dog genetic research
More than 300 calls and text messages in six months highlighted Kruger visitors' concern and commitment to helping Janet Edwards plot the lo...moreVisitors flock to Chrissiesmeer Crane Festival
The first ever Chrissiesmeer Crane Festival was hosted by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) on the 6th and 7th of July and attracted over ...moreVisitors Help Save The Southern Ground Hornbill
The Kruger National Park (KNP) and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) have been surveying Kruger's southern ground hornbill population...moreVisitors to Mozambique need to overnight in Kruger
Visitors travelling to Mozambique through the Kruger National Park (KNP) will need to overnight either in Kruger or the Limpopo National Par...moreVive le difference
Many butterflies are gender dimorphic, what does that mean? It means that the males and the females look different from each other...moreVlakteplaas Section Rangers Diary
Excerpts from the diary of the Nxanatseni region, Vlakteplaas section ranger, Reckson Seani. It was clear and hot and I deployed two field r...moreVoice your opinion on mining applications and the environment
Public participation and consultation in new prospecting and mining applications is a requirement in terms of South African legislation...moreVolunteer Interns Ready To Start Work At Reserves
The 2006 Global Vision International (GVI) interns got together for the last time at Letaba Rest camp before they were scattered to the vari...moreVolunteers Geared up for 2008
The 2008 Global Vision International volunteers spent their last days at Letaba at the end of January in preparation for their duties in the...moreVolunteers get dirty at school
Volunteers, greater Hoedpsruit based- businesses and staff from the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve joined hands on a clean-up drive...moreVolunteers Help Survey Krugers Smaller Critters
Biodiversity conservation is the clear mandate for Sanparks and the savanna unit of scientific services in Skukuza is seriously getting to g...moreVolunteers Needed To Map The Distribution Of Mopane Trees
Mopane trees dominate the vegetation in the northern half of the Kruger National Park, and much of the Limpopo Province. As many frustrated ...moreVolunteers Survey Mopane Veld in Greater Kruger
Some 50 volunteers walked 400 kilometres of mopane veld in six weeks – all for the benefit of science...moreVulnerable people diminishing wildlife
More than 34 million people living in Africa's Congo Basin depend on wildlife as their significant and direct source of protein...moreVulnerable teens warned off dagga
Teenagers who use cannabis and have a family history of mental illness are 25 percent more likely to suffer from schizophrenia, delusions an...moreVultures Endangered and Vulnerable
The first Saturday of September every year is observed as International Vulture Awareness Day by the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Birds of Pr...moreWaiting for Rain
The transition to summer this year has not been spectacular at all. Spring was short lived and low key. Normally the weeping boerbeans, the ...more
February to April and even May are the best times for butterflies. Currently it is endeavoured to see if these butterflies and some extras h...War impacts elephant populations in eastern Congo
Human conflict have a particular devastating impact on African elephant populations, far greater than habitat. This, according to a new Univ...moreWardens Notes on Ranger Sections For January 1936, James Stevenson-Hamilton
General rains set in. They were heaviest in the north and south east and roads and rivers became for the time impassable...moreWasps
Although every aspect of nature is fascinating, I have, like many others, been attracted to birds. However, if I had my time again and knowi...moreWatching The World For Future Generations
Long-term environmental planning got a boost when 130 high-level delegates met to develop a strategy that will help guide how scientists obs...moreWater Affairs investigates possible Blyde Polluters
A juice factory just outside of Hoedspruit is under investigation by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) for the discharge o...moreWater brings life to New Kruger Campsite
After months of searching, hydrologists have finally struck water in sufficient quantities to allow plans to go ahead to build a new rustic ...moreWater Everywhere
A special warning was issued over the weekend of 28 January that the Olifants river would be in flood following the opening of the sluices a...moreWater Issues in Bushbuckridge Discussed in Arizona
Water is a limited resource that people all around the world have to share; and discussions around this complex issue were the subject of a ...moreWater Plan To Address Service Backlogs
A five-year programme is currently being devised to address the backlogs in water and sanitation services and to ensure the targets of the M...moreWater Policy in Kruger
It took members of the South African National Defence Force special forces school three days and eight tonnes of explosives to blow up the...moreWater Wells Bring Sorrow
Like her grandparents did, Rose and other Cottondale villagers rely on wells, rain or the river for their daily water. Rose knows of three w...moreWaterholes Research To Help Answer Management Questions
What effect do waterholes have on the surrounding vegetation? How does the spacing of artificial waterpoints affect the bush in the long-ter...moreWaxy homes childrens treats
some mopane trees seem forever rooted in their autumn shine.A closer inspection of these leaves this time of the year reveals strings of whi...moreWe Need To Need Less
The current crisis is not a problem of too much carbon dioxide or soil erosion or pollution, it's not the population explosion...moreWeather Station Moves To Pretoriuskop
Specialised help was needed to move an automatic weather station from its current position near
the Skukuza airport to its new home at Pret...moreWeather Station Prepares Mpumalanga For Disasters
White River - A new weather service station unveiled in Mpumalanga will ensure the province receives timely information about possible flood...moreWelcome To The Most Wonderful Classroom In The World
To identify, monitor and taken actions on environmental problems, the Marula region's People and Conservation department of the Kruger Na...more
West Rand Honorary Rangers Hold 8th Annual Birding Day
Between January 27-28 2006 Over 600 Birding Enthusiasts From All Over SA took part in the West Rand Honorary Rangers' 8th Annual Birding Day...moreWestern Cape HRs nominated for owl award
The SANParks Honorary Rangers (HR) of the West Coast Region have been nominated for an Owl award from BirdLife SA...moreWetland Rehabilitation Well On Track in Kruger
The Kruger National Park has secured R3.6m over a three-year cycle that started in April last year for wetland rehabilitation in the Park. T...moreWetlands crucial for tourism
Water and environmental affairs deputy minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi celebrated the importance of wetlands conservation and linking wetlands ...moreWhat are the Bankenveld Honorary Rangers Up To
The Bankenveld region is not only home to wonderful highveld grasslands, but also a group of very active honorary rangers (HR)...moreWhat Are The Green Scorpions
The name has been coined by the press and it is likely to stick as long as the legislation lasts, but are the more than 600 Environmental Ma...moreWhat Can Nature Do For Us
The donor community and conservation movement are leaning increasingly towards a what can nature do for us approach, where species and wild ...moreWhat Differentiates National Parks From National Protected Areas
So what exactly is Sanparks' mandate and how does a national park differ from a special or national nature reserve...moreWhat Do Carrots, Elephants and Forestry have in Common
There is a team of scientists who would never dream of entering the Kruger National Park (KNP) without a goodly supply of fresh carrots to a...moreWhat Does Minerals And Energy Do About Illegal Sand Mining
According to minerals and energy, the department 'polices' all mining activities. The department can designated an official as an 'authorise...moreWhat drives public opinion on climate change in the USA
“Public opinion regarding climate change is likely to remain divided as long as the political elites send out conflicting messages on this...moreWhat Eats What
Insect life has been more prolific this year in reaction to the relatively good rainfall. In our area, the large 'emperor moths' (Family Sat...moreWhat Is Happening At Lower Sabie
Raymond Travers, Kruger's media liaison, explains ongoing developments at Lower Sabie. The infrastructure is however old and desperately nee...moreWhat is on the Menu for Elephants and Other Plant Eaters
In what is probably the largest fertilisation experiment of its kind, 30 hectares of mopane bushveld in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve...moreWhat Needs An Environmental Impact Assessment
Although it is unlikely that too many people will be contemplating building a nuclear reactor or a massive power generation plant, there are...moreWhat Rio +20 meant for South Africa
The Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 20 to 22 June 2012. A key outcome for South Afri...moreWhat Will Stop The Olifants River Drying Up Again
Hundreds of fish gasped their last, hippos battled it out in tiny pools and vegetation wilted and died last year in the Kruger National Park...moreWhat’s The Scoop On Soil
Trees and plants need soil to grow. Very few fruits, vegetables and grains would live without it. Many animals need soil, too. They eat the ...moreWhen African animals hit the hay
Fossil teeth of African animals show that during the past 10 million years, different plant-eating critters began grazing on grass at differ...moreWhen is Water Safe
Diarrhoea-inducing waterborne microbes often go undetected in parts of the world with the highest rate of under-five deaths from gastrointes...moreWhere Lions And Humans Meet
With lion numbers halving in the last two decades, and the popular predator disappearing from more than 80 percent of its former home range,...moreWhere will the money be going to in Limpopo and Mpumalanga?
Of the the R27.9 billion budget for Limpopo, 81 percent will be focussed on the delivery of social services for the poor, while R1.5 billion...moreWhich Comes First Water or Energy
Finding water to create new energy requires an investment of old energy, researchers say. “No matter what kind of energy you want to creat...moreWhich River In Kruger Is The Cleanest
In the Kruger National Park there are five major rivers that historically flowed all year round – the Crocodile, the Sabie, the Olifants R...moreWhite Backed Vulture, Grey Crowned Crane and Crowned Eagle Under Threat
The White-Backed Vulture Gyps africanus, the most widespread and common vulture in Africa, has been uplisted from Near-Threatened to Endange...moreWhite buffalo calf spotted
A visitor to Kruger, Modjadjikloof resident, Jacques Schalkwyk, spotted a light-coloured buffalo calf near the Middelvlei windmill between M...moreWhite giraffe spotted in Tanzania
White lions, white elephants and now a white giraffe. Man has long been fascinated with nature's quirks, and Wildlife Conservation Society (...moreWhite Lion Cub Spotted In The Timbavati
Ziggy Hugo, a guide at Hermansburg in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, was with guests when they stumbled upon this rare sighting...moreWhite lion project moves to Free State
The new facility is called the Barnato White Lion Breeding Project and is located just 6km outside of Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. M...more