Media Release: 2013 SA National Parks Week a roaring success (updated)
This year”s event launched at Mokala National Park outside Kimberley on 9 September 2013 saw an increase of 37.3% resulting in a total number of...
Media Release: Merrell Eden Duo comes to the Garden Route National Park
Event organisers 24-7 Adventures sponsored by Merrell, a premium outdoor footwear brand say this year”s participants have registered in numbers,...
Disease free buffalos re-introduced in Marakele National Park
This according to SANParks Head of Veterinary Wildlife Services, Dr Markus Hofmeyr who said the re-introduction of this high value species follows the...
Media Release: Update on Karoo National Park fire
Park Rangers and two Working on Fire (WoF) teams returned to fight three separate fires over the course of the weekend and by yesterday they had all b...
Picketing in areas outside Punda Maria Gate, Kruger National Park
We are monitoring the situation; which we hope should be back to normal by Wednesday, 16 October 2013. In the mean time, guests should avoid using tha...
Media Release: Central database for rhino-related funders being finalised
The Department had made a public call for the registration of all rhino-related funders and anti-poaching ventures to register as part of the creation...
Media Release: Karoo National Park fire extinguished
The fire started on a neighbouring farm and a northerly wind blew the fire towards the Park”s north-eastern section called Mountain View –...
Media Release: Karoo National Park fire not a threat to guests
The fire started on a neighboring farm and a northerly wind blew the fire towards the Park”s north-eastern section called Mountain View – ...
50 years of conservation acknowledged
The award was motivated as follows: “For their amazing voluntary contribution towards the conservation of all of our National Parks. For over 50...
Media Release: More commercial Pine harvesting in Tokai Plantation, TMNP
Similarly to that of the compartment in Tokai that has just undergone harvesting, the pines will be harvested by forestry company, Cape Pine (formerly...
Media Release: Minister welcomes the arrest of poachers in Tshwane
The Minister added that South Africa cannot continue to be held hostage by the syndicates slaughtering our rhino. The swift action by the police and t...
Media Release: Unitrans Volkswagen steps up again to fight rhino poaching
Unite against Poaching have also just renewed the 4 X 4 Volkswagen Amarok, which is already in use for the ground transport of the Unitrans Volkswagen...
Media Release: Minister welcomes youth commitment to fight against rhino poaching
Walking under the slogan Save Our Rhino to mark World Rhino Day, the participants were constantly cognisant of the fact that the number of rhino poach...
Media Release: KNP enhances information dissemination for tourists
The TV screens are meant to enhance information dissemination to tourists in the Park at a much quicker rate; by making use of text, images, audio and...
Media Release: Research & Management Interventions used to inform Predator Management
This according to SANParks Managing Executive: Conservation Services, Dr Hector Magome who said learning from SANParks research work and field observa...