Three lions that strayed from the Kruger National Park (KNP) on Friday were captured on Monday and returned to the park. They were darted from a helicopter near the Sabie Sand Nature Reserve. “We received alerts from community members…
A two-minute video capturing an elephant giving birth at the Kruger National Park is going viral on Facebook. It was posted by Adam Fillmore who wrote: “Amazing sighting of an elephant giving birth this morning, 5km before Lower Sabie…
Rangers and employees at the Kruger National Park have had their statements taken after a video surfaced of them allegedly abusing a euthanised leopard. According to SANParks, custodian of the Kruger Park, four of the nine people seen…
The Skukuza regional court has sentenced four rhino poachers, including a former SANParks employee, to lengthy jail terms on a number of charges. The offences were committed in the Kruger National Park in 2019 and the arrests were made by…
An anti-poaching operation in the Kruger National Park at the weekend netted five suspected poachers. It was described as a “fruitful” weekend in the Pretoriuskop section of the park, where the suspects were found in possession of…
Heavy rains over large parts of the Kruger National Park on Sunday night have resulted in the Sand, Nwasitshaka and Sabie rivers flowing strongly, causing all low-level bridges in the area to be under water. South African National Parks…
An unusual red level 10 warning has been issued by the SA Weather Service for eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga for Sunday into Monday. This is due to persistent heavy rain, with “more heavy rain expected tonight into tomorrow”.…
Three SANParks employees were arrested after they were found in possession of fresh rhino horn at the Kruger National Park. The three staff members were arrested during an intelligence-driven operation between SANParks and the SA police…
SANParks has reported a second fire on one of its premises within days. On Monday, a blaze broke out at the Berg en Dal restaurant which is situated at a rest camp in the Kruger National Park. Taking to its Twitter page, SANParks shared…
It’s not often that a leopard gets caught by surprise… An epic scene played out in Sabi Sands in Kruger National Park when a sneaky hyena tried its luck and gave a grooming leopard a big fright. The rather comical footage was captured by…
While scores of SANPark lodging facilities stood vacant during the coronavirus lockdown that halted all holiday travel, animals occupied some of the facilities and have left them damaged. SANParks said despite it resuming operations at…
