Media Release: Fire devastates Rhino Boma: Addo Elephant National Park
The fire was discovered at approximately 9pm on Wednesday night, following reports of smoke and flames from restaurant staff, field rangers and an obs...
Media Release: Seven Elephants Released into Mozambique
This translocation was timed to coincide with the African Union Summit in Maputo. This elephant release, the third major elephant translocation from t...
Media Release: SANParks removes Apartheid-era statues in the Kruger National Park
Mavuso Msimang, Chief Executive of SANParks, announced today that the statues of Paul Kruger at Kruger Gate and the busts of Lt Col Steven Hamilton an...
Media Release: Removal of the Kruger Statues
“Our attention has been drawn to the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act No 25 of 1999 which stipulates that the removal of a monument ...
Media Release: Where have all the flowers gone?
“Variations in rainfall in Namaqualand are extreme with considerable differences between the escarpments and the coastal plain. By the end of Ju...
Media Release: South African National Parks to introduce a WILD Card for international visitors
This follows the introduction in June of the WILD card for South African residents and nationals of the Southern African Development Community. The WI...
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: Leopard kills boy in KNP
Rangers saw the boy being dragged by a leopard and went into immediate action, shooting the feline in the hindquarters. Other armed rangers appeared o...
Media Release: No decision taken on elephant culling
“There has been no change in the policy decision taken by SANParks in 04 May 1995 to put a moratorium on the culling of elephants in national pa...
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: Cheers! – From One South African Icon To Another
The money, which will go towards various conservation initiatives in the park, was raised through the sale of a limited edition of “Friends Of t...
Media Release: Golden Gate – Report on veld fires
Truth is that there have been severe uncontrolled veld fires in different areas around Golden Gate, but none close to the park. Also rest assure that ...
Media Release: Launch of the enlarged Marakele National Park
The parks” expansion programme is aimed at increasing the landmass of areas under protection in South Africa. At the moment, only about 6,5 perc...
Media Release: SANParks Receives 2002/2003 Merit Award for Excellence in Co-operative Education
The Cape Technikon introduced the Merit Award for Excellence in Co-operative Education for the first time this year. SANParks is one of 30 organisatio...
Skukuza Airport to close for maintenance purposes
Alternative airports that can be used include Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and Phalaborwa Airport. Our apologies for any inconvenience caus...