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...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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...
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: 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: 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: 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: Skukuza Primary School gets bus
The bus, a 15 seater Toyota HiAce, fills the desperate need the school has for the transport of its pupils to various events and sports meetings. Says...
Media Release: Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
This is the second major translocation project between the KNP and the LNP. Previously, 1 130 animals consisting of wildebeest, giraffe, impala, warth...
Media Release: KNP gears up for another huge translocation
June, July and August will see all sorts of animals, including giraffe, impala, wildebeest, zebra and waterbuck being captured and translocated to the...
Media Release: Not worth speeding in the KNP
Included in the KNP Protection Service”s list of hi-tech equipment are Ladar and other devices, which can accurately measure the speed a car dri...
Media Release: SANParks receives Top Award for enabling people with disabilities to access the natural environment
SANParks received the award due to cumulative efforts that have been made throughout the organisation to make the parks accessible to all visitors reg...