NEWS & ARTICLES

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN Six days left to cast your vote for Table Mountain in the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign – cast your vote today! 1 July 2009 Read More ... CROCODILE DEATHS CONTINUE IN THE OLIFANTS RIVER So far this year, 13 dead and many more sick crocodiles have been found in the Olifants River Gorge. 23 June 2009 Read More ... HERMANUS WINTER WINE FESTIVAL The Winter Wine Festival happens on 4 July from 17h00 – 21h00 in the yard at Hermanuspietersfontein Wynkelder, Hemel en Aarde Village, Hermanus. 17 June 2009 Read More ... ANGER OVER WILD COAST TOLL ROAD Environmentalists argued it would have a negative environmental impact. 15 June 2009 Read More ... 'GREATEST SHOAL ON EARTH' LATE The sardine run on the KwaZulu-Natal coast is later than usual this year, the Natal Sharks Board said on Wednesday. 10 June 2009 Read More ... TABLE MOUNTAIN SOARS TO NO 5 Cape Town's Table Mountain has climbed to number five in the New 7 Wonders of Nature global rankings. 10 June 2009 Read More ... FAMILIES FLEE HUNGRY ELEPHANTS Conflicts between people and animals are increasingly common in Mozambique, which has seen a resurgence of wildlife since the end of the country's civil war in 1992. 5 June 2009 Read More ... PROPOSED HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK SANParks Media Release: Proposed Malelane “Hotel” in Kruger National Park set to have less environmental impact than rest camps. 2 June 2009 Read More ... ENVIRONMENTAL COMMEMORATIVE DAYS IN JUNE Environmental commemorative days. 1 June 2009 Read More ... GRIEF, DESPAIR AS WHALES SHOT Authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on Kommetjie beach on Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. 31 May 2009 Read More ... 55 PILOT WHALES BEACH AT KOMMETJIE Volunteers from four NSRI stations and marine scientists were on the scene. 30 May 2009 Read More ... MORE DISASTER FOR MOZ - REPORT The country could suffer more severe droughts and floods, more intense cyclones, and worse outbreaks of malaria. 27 May 2009 Read More ... BRUCE BRYDEN, TOP CONSERVATIONIST, DIES OF MALARIA He was one of the conservation pioneers in the Kruger National Park. 23 May 2009 Read More ... MOKALA NATIONAL PARK CREAM OF TOURISM EXCELLENCE Media Release by South African National Parks 15 May 2009 Read More ... MANAGEMENT OF FIRES START EARLY IN KNP - MEDIA RELEASE Kruger Park starts controlled burning of selected areas. 9 May 2009 Read More ... 200 NEW FROG SPECIES FOUND Scientists have found more than 200 new species of frogs in Madagascar 7 May 2009 Read More ... BUFFALOES TERRORISE COMMUNITIES Residents should contact Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) when they encounter wild animals in their villages. 26 March 2009 Read More ... TEEN DIES AFTER SHARK ATTACK Sixteen-year-old development surfer Luyolo Mangele was attacked on Saturday afternoon by what is believed to be a Zambezi shark. 23 March 2009 Read More ... SA FRESHWATER SPECIES IN PERIL Many freshwater species in southern Africa are at an increased risk of extinction from developers. 19 March 2009 Read More ... NAMIBIA HIT BY FLOODS The worst flood in 4 decades in northern Namibia. 19 March 2009 Read More ... MINISTER MEETS 4 X 4 INDUSTRY Norms and standards for 4x4 trails as well as drivers in South Africa will be implemented over the next two years. 16 March 2009 Read More ... SA SEIZES SHARK FISHING BOAT South African authorities have seized a Taiwanese fishing boat accused of violating limits on shark fishing. 16 March 2009 Read More ... MOZ PLANS $100M DAM UPGRADE Mozambique's Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric (HCB) is preparing a $101.6m tender to upgrade its central substation. 14 March 2009 Read More ... NEW GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK ESTABLISHED The tourist facilities will include camping decks, chalets, mountain biking trails, hiking trails, canoeing, diving and history and adventure activities. 6 March 2009 Read More ... LAKE ST LUCIA 'SERIOUSLY ILL' The solution is to allow the system's main river, the Umfolozi, to once again flow into the lake. 26 February 2009 Read More ... HYENA MAULS RESERVE EMPLOYEE A 39-year-old game reserve employee was attacked and killed by a hyena in Inyathi Sabi Sand Game Reserve, near Kruger National Park. 23 February 2009 Read More ... BOTSWANA GAME PARK TO BE MINED One of the world's largest game parks located in Botswana will soon host mining activities. 23 February 2009 Read More ... REWARD FOR INFO ON RHINO KILLERS A R20 000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of killers of a Black Rhino. 19 February 2009 Read More ... AFRICAN FORESTS DEVOUR MORE CO2 Africa's tropical forests have stored huge amounts of carbon over the last four decades and become a critical sponge for greenhouse gases. 19 February 2009 Read More ... KNP TUSKER ALEXANDER DIES OF HEART ATTACK One of the elephants with the largest tusks in the Kruger National Park (KNP), Alexander, passed away on Saturday February 7, 2009 seemingly of a heart attack. 12 February 2009 Read More ... 'IT WASN'T A QUICK DEATH' Lioness kills man on private game farm. 3 February 2009 Read More ... SEWAGE BLAMED FOR SHARK ATTACK A lifeguard died minutes after he was attacked by a tiger shark at Second Beach in Port St Johns on Sunday afternoon. 29 January 2009 Read More ... SAPS BUSTS RHINO POACHING RING 74 rhinos have been killed in South Africa, in state and private reserves since January 2008. 21 January 2009 Read More ... KNP ISSUES 500 FINES TO MISBEHAVING ROAD USERS Of the fines issued, 293 were issued for speeding and 210 were issued for contravening the Kruger National Park’s other regulations. 19 January 2009 Read More ... PROTECTING GRASSLANDS FOR WATER South Africa has lost up to 60% of its sensitive grasslands, threatening long-term water supplies. 9 January 2009 Read More ... GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK – NEW CAMP OPENS South African National Parks Media Release: Golden Gate Highlands National Park – to attract more tourists to the Free State 8 December 2008 Read More ...