Media Release: Garden Route National Park among favourites for adventurers
General Manager of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP), Jill Bunding-Venter says attractions include adventure sporting activities such as nature wa...
Red tide warning: Public must remain cautious
There is also an imminent meeting with scientists in Port Elizabeth (PE) to further discuss their findings. The results will be communicated to the pu...
Media Release: SANParks performs in December 2013
December 2013 (1 to 31 December) saw an increase of 2.4% from December 2012 with a total number of 692,498 guests passing through the gates. Of these,...
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Media Release: SANParks calls on South Africans in fighting poaching
This year alone, 46 rhino carcases have been discovered in the iconic Kruger National Park which is bearing the brunt of the carnage. Six were from la...
Media Release: A bumper December for Addo Elephant National Park
Total visitors for December increased from 22 600 in 2012 to 26 680 in 2013 – a whopping 4 080 more people. This means that the Park averaged 86...
Warning: Red tide observed again in the Knysna Estuary
Common types of red tide can kill shellfish, abalone, black and white mussels and oysters. Other blooms can be stored in mussels until they become poi...
Media Release: Ongoing concern for the Selati and Olifants Rivers
The Department of Water Affairs, Department of Environmental Affairs and South African National Parks are continuing to cooperate closely on both the ...
Media Release: Update on rhino poaching statistics
During 2012, 668 rhino were poached, while 448 were killed in 2011. Since 2008, 2 778 rhino have been poached in South Africa. A total of 37 rhino hav...
Media Release: SANParks responds to elephant public outrage
Speaking from the Kruger National Park, the Managing Executive of this iconic park, Mr. Abe Sibiya said the incident is a consequence of parks allowin...
Media Release: SANParks opens bookings for the next summer holiday
SANParks General Manager: Sales and Marketing, Bheki Zwane said the reason for opening both months at the same time is to make it easy for customers t...
Update on the floods at Bontebok National Park
Bontebok National Park is open and all operations are back to normal. The river view camp sites however will remain closed until further notice....
Latest news on the red tide in Knysna
Sample results: Cells no longer active Additional water samples collected from three areas in the Knysna estuary over the weekend subsequent to an iss...
Update on the floods at Bontebok National Park
The access road to the Park is open but road conditions are still very poor. Normal vehicles will be able to enter the Park but the internal roads uti...
Flash Floods Inside and Outside of |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
Park officials had to wait between three hours for the water level to drop in order to get back to the park. They manage to get back but arrive very l...