The latest pictures – sent home by a visiting tourists from the United Kingdom. A picture of the “New Natural World” taken in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The changing
There were no elephants in Kruger National Park until 1905. Then ten elephants pitched up (from Mozambique) and took up residence in the Olifants/Letaba river junction area. This was the
Elephants are what is known as “preferential grasers” – that means they PREFER to eat grass when it is green, lush and palatable. When green grass is all eaten off,
The Greater Kruger National Park Development Debate 11th and 12th July 2013. Hoedspruit. South Africa. Conference Vision: “Partnering to achieve a sustainable future for all life in the K2C
Elephant Management in Kruger National Park (8) When an elephant population is expanding – and, for simplicity’s sake, doubling its numbers every 10 years – once it breaks through the
Elephant Management in Kruger National Park (7) I would like you now to imagine that the perennial plants which grow in a game reserve (representing the sanctuary’s many different habitats)
Elephant Management in Kruger National Park (6) Here we are (Figure 4) back to the original sigmoid-curve graph that depicts the simple pattern of an elephant population’s growth from nought
Elephant Management in Kruger National Park (5) In Blog 3 on this subject, I said that I would explain the rationale about managing excessive elephant populations and the justification for
Elephant Management in Kruger National Park (4) In Blog 3 on this subject, I said that I would explain the rationale about managing excessive elephant populations and the justification for
Elephant Management in Kruger National Park (3) In the last blog in this series (No.2.) we determined that during the 27 year long culling era (1967-1994), the culling objective in
