The Kruger National Park has a major rhino-poaching crisis, but that’s just one of many mounting problems — and it’s extremely worrying.Crags of ancient rock and twisting rivers, 1,000-year-old trees and a rug of bushveld the size of Israel… it’s been part of South Africa’s DNA for generations. And a way of life.Load the car,...
Kruger National Park, home to the largest herd of wild rhinos left in the world. South Africa’s flagship reserve and, to many, the place where the fight against rhino poaching will either be won or lost. It’s the rhino’s last frontier - 3 549 white and 268 black rhinos left. In actual fact, less. Rhinos are back in the...
More betrayal, though it's becoming the norm.Here's the thing.In predominantly State run reserves, it appears more and more that insiders - be they corrupted rangers, general staff, security personnel etc - are the ones killing more rhinos than the unemployed and underprivileged community members neighboring the parks. While the conservation world scrambles for funding to...
Ever wondered what happens to all our “smaller” donations? Support from good hearted folk who don’t have the means to give as much as they wish they could but do so anyway? A small monthly debit via their internet banking, a deposit with an email saying thanks for what you do, a school bake sale...
Sept 16 2019 URGENT APPEAL: Signing and supporting this petition is the most important thing you could ever do to help rhinos in the Kruger National Park and surrounding rhino reserves. The decision has been made - very quietly - to close Skukuza Regional Court, a symbol of justice for rhinos and the rangers and law enforcement...
The long-awaited trial of a star wildlife ranger on poaching-related charges illustrates the extent of criminal syndicates’ reach in Kruger National Park.Kruger National Park, South AfricaA sweet mix of coffee and rooibos tea wafts a familiar comfort into the aircraft hangar at the headquarters of Kruger National Park, in Skukuza, South Africa. A languid atmosphere...
Minister of Environment Barbara Creecy today released the latest rhino poaching statistics for South Africa, whilst also paying tribute to SANParks’ rangers, including those rangers who tragically died over the past year.Minister Creecy said:“Today on World Ranger Day, we want to pay tribute to our rangers for the incredible work they do each and every...
Three rhino poachers have been sentenced to a whopping 105 years in prison for rhino poaching and other offences by the Skukuza Regional Court prosecuting team.The sentences were handed down on September 2. The trio was arrested in 2017 after killing three rhinos in Marula (southern) section of the Kruger National Park (KNP).The SANParks spokesperson,...
https://youtu.be/jglw3w5-3Fo Click here for a great article on SRP.com and the Tactical Trauma Training project (ER24 e-magazine page 29)...
The Mpumalanga Black Aces PSL Soccer Club was sold to new owners in June 2016, terminating our project.We would like to thank previous owners Mario and George Morfou, as well as the players, for their donation of R50 000.00.These funds will be utilised towards soccer programmes for the rangers in the Kruger National Park. Mpumalanga Black...