SANParks mourns the death of acclaimed ecologist
As the former Director of Conservation and Development and Director of Parks for SANParks, his death marks a sad day for the conservation world. Dr Ha...
Media Release: Renewed call to all involved in rhino projects to provide details to the Department of Environmental Affairs
The renewed call to organisations and individuals to provide details about their initiatives to the Department follows a registration drive launched i...
Media Release: Blue Bulls Company supports nature conservation
These initiatives will be made possible through collaboration with the Wild programme/network of Conservation partners that include SANParks which man...
Media Release: Anniversary celebrations for SANParks Honorary Rangers
The SANParks Honorary Rangers, the SANParks volunteer organisation functioning according to an official agreement with SANParks, have a long history. ...
Media Release: Shock as SANParks discovers first poached elephant in ten years
According to SANParks Rangers Corp Officer Commanding, Major General (Ret) Johan Jooste, forensic evidence suggests that this elephant bull was purpos...
Media Release: Rhino poaching update
Representatives from the two countries have concluded a draft of the Implementation Plan that will put into action the areas of cooperation identified...
Media Release: Marked increase in service levels for SANParks Restaurant
This according to SANParks” Managing Executive: Tourism Development and Marketing, Glenn Phillips, who said this new restaurant operator in Lowe...
40% discount at Tankwa Karoo National Park – Book now!
The promotion will affect reservations arriving and staying over from 19 May 2014 to 11 June 2014. The discount also applies to reservations made onli...
Media Release: Marakele National Park welcomes two new lions
These cats, which are both males, arrived in the Park in March 2014 and were kept in a boma to acclimatise to the new surroundings and strengthen the ...
Media Release: SANParks contributes towards the future scientists
Addressing all invited guests at the launch, including the Deputy Director General of Education in the Free State Mr Fani Sithole, SANParks” Man...
Media Release: Breaching of the Touw River
SANParks Senior Section Ranger for the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP), Nellie Grootendorst, says on Wednesday morning, a ...
Sendelingsdrift Pontoon reopened
Visitors travelling from the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Park to the Namibian side or vice versa, can once again make use of the Pont (Ferry) to cross into ...
The latest update on the KNP restaurant refurbishment plan
Camp Restaurant Closing Date of Restaurant Opening Date of Restaurant Comments Pretoriuskop Wimpy Already closed 19 May 2014 A Boskombuis is planned t...
Media Release: KNP gate quotas in force during the Easter weekend
Visitors are advised to either arrive at the gate very early in the morning because the service is on first-come-first-served basis or pre-book their ...
Media Release: Hectic week for anti-poaching units in KNP
According to SANParks spokesperson, Reynold Thakhuli, the week saw Rangers chasing and successfully apprehending a number of armed-to-the-teeth suspec...