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Venda
...The history of the Venda starts from the Mapungubwe Kingdom (9th Century). According to historical studies King Shiriyadenga was the first king of Venda and Mapungubwe...English
Road Ecology Under Discussion to Reduce Roadkills
...Wendy Collinson of the EWT's Roadkill Research and Mitigation Project also shared her findings of roadkill surveys conducted over the last year in the Greater Mapungubwe Area in the northern Limpopo...English
More Black South Africans Visit SANParks
...Of the fourteen major national parks featured in the report, which excludes Table Mountain National Park, Mapungubwe National Park leads the pack with an impressive 62,2 percent of its guest profile made up of black people...English
New Guidebook Reveals Limpopo Birding Wonders
...Accommodation venues are chosen based on their willingness to help birders - the managers are prepared to let people out before the crack of dawn with a packed breakfast so that they can catch a glimpse of night birds and the dawn chorus.The book covers the Mapungubwe..English
How Do Animals Move in Relation to Temperature?
...A similar study will be done in the Eastern Cape, which in contrast to the hot-all-year-round weather at Mapungubwe on the northern borders of South Africa, has mild summers and cold winters...English
National Elephant Management Guidelines Expected Soon
...Their Elephant Management Strategy presented to van Schalkwyk this month says that "There are biodiversity concerns with regard to the management of elephants in the Kruger, Mapungubwe, Marakele and Addo Elephant National Parks and in the case of Kruger..English
Upgrades and New Attractions at National Parks
...increased volumes of visitors
over the past years, gate designs are no longer suitable and there will be a redesign similar to the system recently implemented at Phalaborwa where guests will be able to use quick lanes like those at toll gates
Mapungubwe..English
Ancient Kruger Park History
...Although Thulamela itself is a relatively late site, dating from the 13th to 17th centuries, there is evidence from Mapungubwe further up the Limpopo Valley that active trading with the coast began around 900 AD.Arab, Indian and possibly even Chinese..English
Krugers Groundwater More Than Meets The Eye
...The Greefswald forest in the Mapungubwe National Park is another famous groundwaterdependent ecosystem under the protection of Sanparks.If the groundwater level drops, these unique ecosystems become stressed and may be threatened...English
Earth Day 40 Years On
...Mining, particularly in Mpumalanga and the Limpopo provinces, is placing heavy pressure on these areas and projects such as a suite of coal mines planned for development on the doorstep of the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site, and several..English
Game Drive in Makuleke Wilderness Area
...One of the main trading centres was the ancient city of Mapungubwe located at the junction of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers...English
Sand, snakes and soccer surprise 4x4 enthusiasts
...The challenge teams and crew left Kruger and headed for Mapungubwe National Park, visiting the raised tree-top boardwalk before heading off back to the Western Cape.This year the overall winners of the challenge were Nico de Wet and Niel Hamman, also..English
Current Concerns
...Golden Gate Highlands, Mapungubwe and Marakele national parks will be hosting astrology evenings with complete interpretation on offer from experts from Astronomy Africa and an unsurpassed viewing of the lunar eclipse as it occurs...English
Reintroduction Program Hopes to Stabilise Southern Botswana's Wild Dog Population
...This area incorporates the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana, Tuli Circle in Zimbabwe, and Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site in South Africa...English
Rhino Poaching Update
...In July 2014, the carcass of a dehorned white rhino bull that, belonged to SANPARKS, was found on a farm adjacent Mapungubwe Nattional Park. During an autopsy it was discovered that the bull had 2 bullets in its brain...English
