- Parks (A - Z)
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Agulhas National Park
- Augrabies Falls National Park
- Bontebok National Park
- Camdeboo National Park
- Garden Route (Tsitsikamma, Knysna, Wilderness) National Park
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- Karoo National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
- Kruger National Park
- Mapungubwe National Park
- Marakele National Park
- Mokala National Park
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Namaqua National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Tankwa Karoo National Park
- West Coast National Park
- |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
Conservation Services
Archived News
Lowveld Region: Newsletter
Date: 2007-07-30
Please find the regions newsletter here...
Newsflash-Delay in Opening of Postberg
Date: 2007-07-26
Due to severe flooding earlier this week, we have had to keep Postberg closed until Wednesday 01 August while we regrade the washed away roads.
Implementing Patagial Tagging on Vultures in Southern Africa
Date: 2007-07-26
Bird ringing has been used in southern Africa for almost 60 years as a cost-effective method to study many aspects of the biology of a wide range of species, including raptors. The first birds to be ringed in South Africa were a group of 31 Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) nestlings at the Kranzberg colony in Limpopo in 1948.
Shingwedzi and Croc Bridge: Big Bird Day 2007
Date: 2007-04-26
These brief accounts were compiled by Snowy Botha and Rihann F. Geyser.
Punda Maria Report: Big Bird Day 2007
Date: 2007-04-26
This report on the Punda Maria section of Big Bird Day 2007 was compiled by Peter Baart.
Berg-en-Dal REport: Big Bird Day 2007
Date: 2007-04-26
This report on the Big Birding Day 2007 for Berg en Dal was compiled by Chris Patton.
Sirheni Report: Big Bird Day 2007
Date: 2007-04-26
Sirheni Update: I was a guide for 4 days at Serheni and herewith an account of the experience.
‘Honorary Rangers’ Birding Events:
Date: 2007-04-26
Birding is a very popular extension of many visitors purpose in visiting National Parks.The Honorary Rangers have turned the bird spotting activity into annual focused events where members of the public gather in parks and in teams try and record as many different species in the park in a 24hour period or over a set weekend.
West Coast Blooms
Date: 2007-07-26
With the abundance of rain starting early in the rainy season, all expectations are that there will be a bumper flower season this year. Reports are already starting to come in from up north of the first bright orange blankets, peppered with yellows and whites, and a few solitary reds in between.
Graffiti Clean-Up at Historic Cape Point Light House
Date: 2007-07-25
iKapa Honorary Rangers Ruedi Siegenthaler, Vito Viglietti, George and Sue Smith, painted the graffiti off the historic lighthouse at Cape Point. The light house is in a very high visitor zone and is often the target of graffiti vandals. This type of vandalism occurs not only on the light house but also on the walls and rocks at Cape Point.
SANParks and Reach-For-A-Dream Join Hands
Date: 2007-07-11
The Reach-For-A-Dream Foundation, an organisation that has brought hope and healing to countless young South Africans, believes strongly in the power of dreams. It encourages children to use their dreams to fight life-threatening illnesses.
SANParks and Reach for a Dream Join Hands
Date: 2007-07-11
The Reach-For-A-Dream Foundation, an organisation that has brought hope and healing to countless young South Africans, believes strongly in the power of dreams. It encourages children to use their dreams to fight life-threatening illnesses.
Does Your Child Suffer From Nature-Deficit Disorder?
Date: 2007-07-10
In the year 2007, parents of young South Africans are faced with an ever-increasing demand to provide on all fronts. These modern day parents are burdened demands to which their own parents were never exposed. Driven into the humdrum of capitalist and commercial endeavours our children have not only become alienated from home and what nature is, but also from themselves.
10th Anniversary Kruger Park Birding Weekend
Date: 2007-07-05
It's that time of year again; bookings for the 2008 West Rand Honorary Ranger 10th Anniversary Kruger Park Birding Weekend are open. As is usual, the event takes place over the last Weekend in January and the first Weekend in February 2008... Booking Form
SANParks' CyberTracker - Conservation in the Palm of our Hands
Date: 2007-07-04
The CyberTracker System is a hand held computer software application designed for use in Environmental Conservation and Wildlife Biology as a data-capture tool. Much progress has been made in the development of the system within SANParks, and much still needs to be done...
SANParks Attends World Environmental Education Congress
Date: 2007-07-03
A SANParks delegation is attending the fourth World Environmental Education Congress which began on the 3 July 2007. This is the first time that Africa has hosted the congress, which brings together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from the fields of education and environment...
IKapa Honorary Rangers supports Red Cross Youth Services Programme
Date: 2007-06-26
The South African Red Cross Services volunteers run a weekly Kids Club programme for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), in the Western Cape. The children, of varying ages, are trained and taught valuable life skills in dealing with the challenges they face on a daily basis.
A Gift from the Past
Date: 2007-06-22
The 31st of May saw Kruger National Park celebrate its 109th birthday in a ceremony at Pretoriuskop. This was a fitting opportunity to hand over a valuable historical memento to the park. The 'gift' was donated to the park by Tsitsikamma Honorary Rangers Andre and Mignonne van Heerden.
How TMNP Contributes to the Economy
Date: 2007-06-20
Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) was established eight years ago when land and personnel were transferred from the City of Cape Town to SANParks. In 2004 TMNP commissioned the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town to assess the economic benefits arising from the Park. This report is a sequel to the 2004 study, the objective of which is to report on the environmental, economic and social contribution that has been made by the Park.
Golf Day Invitation
Date: 2007-06-12
The Southern Cape Region of the SANParks Honorary Rangers is hosting a Golf Day at Simola Golf Course in Knysna during the Oyster Festival...
West Coast NP a Safer Place
Date: 2007-06-11
With the increased number of schoolchildren passing through the West Coast National Park on eco-education courses, it has become apparent that a comprehensive First Aid kit was needed in the event of a field emergency. Our Park Education Officer, Edward Adonis approached the HR Committee and asked if we could help them. As a temporary measure, we rushed together a small field kit to help them while we sourced a better option.
People's Education and Awareness Activities: Bankenveld
Date: 2007-06-07
Update on Activities: A group of boys from Promosa township spent a day with the Honorary Rangers from Bankenveld region in the Vredefort Dome andWhitey van Pletsen, Honorary Ranger from Bankenveld, entertained the Brownies from Potchefstroom on the art of ringing birds...
Thorp Motor Group Boosts African Penguin Conservation
Date: 2007-06-07
The Thorp Motor Group supplied Table Mountain National Park with an Opel Corsa Utility for Penguin Rescue in a deal brokered by iKapa Honorary Rangers. The vehicle, based at Boulders Penguin Colony in Simons Town, will be used to transport penguins injured or washed up on the beaches of Table Mountain National Park.
Take a Walk with Kruger's Aliens!
Date: 2007-06-05
SAPPI - Kruger Park - Tree & Alien Encounter Weekend This is an invitation to a unique, rustic, bush experience. The Alien Invader Task Group is excited to announce the coming of this special event, thanks to a generous sponsorship received from SAPPI to make it possible...
SANParks Welcomes New Honorary Ranger NEC
Date: 2007-05-30
SANParks would like to welcome the Honorary Rangers leadership for 2007, chosen at the HR Indaba on 12 May at Marakele National Park.
Media Release: Black Rhino Released In Karoo National Park
Date: 2007-05-14
The last of three black rhino translocated from Namibia to the Karoo National Park near Beaufort West will be released from the bomas tonight.
Media Release: KNP Emerging Tuskers Competition: 2006 Winners Announced
Date: 2007-04-19
The 2006 Kruger National Park (KNP) Emerging Tuskers Competition attracted more than 180 individual entries and has identified eight new emerging tuskers, bringing the total to 50.
Abrahamskraal Cottage - New Accommodation at West Coast National Park
Date: 2007-04-12
West Coast National Park has a new self catering cottage, situated near the Abrahamskraal waterhole.
SASOL Birds and Birding Fair 4-6 May
Date: 2007-04-03
Few people are aware that Birdwatching is the fastest growing outdoor pastime in the world – second only to gardening. In an effort to introduce this delightful activity to everyone, BirdLife South Africa, Sasol, Africa Birds & Birding magazine and the Johannesburg Zoo have collaborated to mount the Sasol Birds & Birding Fair – with the theme “Start Birding”, to be held at the Zoo on the weekend of 4 to 6th May 2007.
Birding Weekend: Karoo National Park
Date: 2007-03-27
The Honorary Rangers of the Karoo will be hosting a birding weekend in 11 - 13 May 2007.
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