Veterinary Wildlife Services (VWS) is a unit based within SANParks’ Conservation Services Division.
It consists of veterinary and operational support staff. The unit has two divisions, based in Kruger National Park and Kimberley. The Kruger division supports the national parks located in the north of South Africa, while the Kimberley division supports the national parks situated in the south. The two divisions frequently collaborate, especially when implementing large and intricate conservation projects.
Veterinary Wildlife Services: Kruger National Park (VWS: KNP) is based in Skukuza, the administrative hub of KNP, and is responsible for providing veterinary and operations support in managing this large South African national park. Support is also provided to the more northern national parks (NP) in the country including Marakele and Mapungubwe. For large capture…
Veterinary Wildlife Services: Kimberley (VWS: KMB) formally known as the “Game Capture Unit” first operated from Rondevlei in 1993 and then established a permanent office in Kimberley during 1994. This unit was located centrally in South Africa to facilitate supporting those National Parks in the central and southern areas of South Africa rather than those…
