Media Release: Five suspected poachers arrested
The five were arrested after two vehicles, suspected of being involved with rhino poaching activities in the KNP, were stopped and searched. A .375 hu...
Media Release: Kruger National Park Joint Operations net 14 rhino poaching suspects
In a joint operation with members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) on the morning of Friday, 17 October, SANParks Rangers stopped a suspici...
Speech by the Minister of Environmental Affairs at 35th Annual Crime Stoppers Int. Conference
“The rise of environmental crimes, its impact on economies and the eco-system and strides made in securing key agreements to curb illegal wildli...
Media Release: Churches ask for spiritual intervention in rhino poaching
“We came here to ask for God”s intervention in this war and to appreciate the Christians” efforts and contribution in the fight agai...
Mass clean up of the Khayalethu and Bongane rivers for Knysna estuary
The significance of this action is to ensure that ultimately less land-based pollution ends up in the Knysna estuary. The Bongani river is part of a c...
Perceptions concerning Augrabies Hydroelectric Power Station
The power station would be driven with water harvested from the Orange River upstream of the Augrabies Falls. It is anticipated that the harvesting of...
Media Release: Celebrate African Penguin Awareness Day
It is often an unknown fact that less than 2% of the African penguin population remain in the wild today. Together SANCCOB (the Southern African Found...
Media Release: Historic Biodiversity Offset Agreement signed
The biodiversity offset agreement for Vele Colliery is based on the ecosystem approach to biodiversity management. This approach promotes the integrat...
Kruger National Park arrests
The first arrest took place in Kingfisherspruit when patrolling rangers made contact with three suspected poachers. They called for support and the SA...
Media Release: SANParks begins implementation of rhino management strategy
This is in line with a rhino management strategy adopted by Cabinet in August this year, aimed at curbing poaching in the country”s national par...
How to eat an elephant
The most common AIS are blue gum and pine. He says the plan for controlling invasive alien species inside the GRNP and its buffer zone includes the fo...
Skukuza Safari Lodge: Public participation registration phase
Newspaper advertisements will be placed on the following newspapers: Lowvelder – Friday, 03 October 2014 Phalaborwa Herald – Friday, 10 Oc...
Honorary Rangers to help furnish Historical Buildings in the Camdeboo National Park
Work on the restoration project is expected to be completed by mid-October and it is hoped to open Winterhoek to the public before the start of the ho...
Media Release: New acting CEO for SANParks
Dr Songelwa, who is currently Managing Executive: Parks, assumes her new role today (1 October 2014). The current acting CEO, Abe Sibiya, has complete...
Skukuza Safari Lodge Public Participation Opens
Glenn Phillips, Managing Executive: Tourism Development and Marketing, said that the Skukuza Safari Lodge is expected to be a 3 star facility with 128...