Fire at Tree Top Chalet claims three lives
On Thursday, 18 July 2024 a fire broke out at the Tree Top Chalet in the Knysna Section of the Garden Route National Park resulting in the unfortunate...
Table Mountain National Park Joint Operations Results in Arrests
A joint operation on Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has resulted in the successful arrest of two suspects. A partnership approach that includes t...
Closure of facilities and roads at Table Mountain- and Tankwa Karoo National Parks due to current floods and snow
South African National Parks (SANParks) has closed off various sections of Table Mountain National Park as well as the whole of Tankwa Karoo National ...
Update on fire at Addo Elephant National Park
Following the wildfire experienced at Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) on Monday, 08 July 2024, South African National Parks (SANParks) would like t...
Recovery of the body of missing hiker on the Otter Trail
South African National Parks (SANParks) regrets to inform the public that the body of the missing hiker on the Otter Trail in the Tsitsikamma Section ...
Addo Elephant National Park Wildfire
On Monday, 8 July 2024, Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) in the Eastern Cape experienced a wildfire in the Zuurberg section of the Park. The sourc...
Fuel Reduction Burning (Stack Burning) in Table Mountain National Park
Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) is set to conduct fuel reduction burning as part of its biodiversity burns programme in multiple areas across the ...
Call on communities, interested parties to nominate representatives to serve on Cape Peninsula Baboon Advisory Group
The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team (CPBMJTT) consisting of representatives from SANParks, CapeNature, and the City of Cape Town, is ...
Protection of the last remaining of the critically endangered Knysna Sand Fynbos on the Western Heads of Knysna
South African National Parks (SANParks) is facilitating the protection of the last remaining remnant of the critically endangered Knysna Sand Fynbos (...
Kruger National Park gears up for the upcoming peak fire season
Kruger National Park (KNP) is implementing management plans of the winter fire season which usually takes place between June and October. Fires are a ...
SANParks announces that My Activity Permit is available online
South African National Parks (SANParks) is thrilled to announce that the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) My Activity Permit is now available for p...
Rangers face off with Poachers
On Friday, 14 June 2024 just before dark, rangers made contact with a group of suspected rhino poachers who were armed with a high-calibre rifle, an a...
Golden Gate Highlands National Park conducts controlled fire burns
Golden Gate Highlands National Parks (GGHNP) in the northeastern Free State, started controlled burns in the park. Across much of South Africa, we hav...
Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team to meet with baboon-affected communities as from next week
The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team (CPBMJTT) consisting of representatives from SANParks, CapeNature, and the City of Cape Town, wil...
A boost for Addo Marine Protected Area celebrated on World Environment Day
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) today handed over a cheque from the Oak Foundation to Addo Elephant Natio...