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SANDF has interdicted 200 poachers in the Kruger over the last...

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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has apprehended, arrested or killed 188 suspected poachers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) since...

More rhino poachers arrested in the Kruger Park

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Twelve suspected rhino poachers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park in the last week, South African National Parks has announced. On...

Slight drop in rhino poaching in 2017

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No less than 21 people in the South Africa law enforcement sector were arrested for poaching related offences last year, Environmental Affairs...

How the campaign against poaching in Kruger is fought

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The man who manages the campaign of South African National Parks (SANParks) against wildlife crime and corruption, says it is his "toughest...

Meerkat surveillance system helping reduce Kruger poaching

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The Postcode Meerkat surveillance system deployed to the Kruger National Park has seen impressive initial success in combating poachers, detecting almost 90...

AREND UAV to be flight tested in 2018

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A team of university students is preparing to begin flight tests early next year of their AREND unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which...

Environmental Affairs says 935 poachers arrested in KNP over last five...

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A total of 935 suspected poachers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park (KNP) by the South African National Defence Force...

Equipment donation boosts Kruger anti-poaching capabilities

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The Kruger National Park's dedicated anti-poaching unit along with the iconic game reserve's rangers have had a close to R3 million injection...

Kruger rangers clash with poachers

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Rangers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) have been involved in two contacts with suspected poachers, leaving one poacher fatally injured, while...

Arrests in connection with rhino poaching top the 350 mark

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More proof of the Kruger National Park's "attraction" for poachers is that well over half of arrests nationally in connection with wildlife,...

Rhino kill numbers down slightly in first six months of 2017

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South Africa's rhino population decreased by 529 in the first six months of this year, 13 less than the same period last...

A ranger’s view on rhino poaching

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Being part and parcel of counter-poaching operations has always been a ranger's duty and the massive surge in rhino poaching in recent...

Public/private partnership reduces rhino poaching

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On the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, private and community-owned game reserves under the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation (GKEPF)...

Feature: No golden bullet to eliminate poaching in the Kruger National...

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In spite of a drop in rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park, South African National Parks (SANParks) officials have cautioned that...

Reutech’s RSR 904 radar system used in anti-poaching initiatives in Kruger...

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Two weeks after its introduction in January, the Kruger National Park's wide range surveillance technology, the Meerkat, managed to stop five out of nine...

Reutech’s RSR 904 radar system used in anti-poaching initiatives in Kruger...

The innovative Kruger Park surveillance technology, the Meerkat, stops poachers in their tracks.Two weeks after its introduction in January, the Kruger National Park's wide...

Rhino deaths down but poaching incursions up in Kruger

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The Kruger National Park (KNP) is seeing some success in reducing the number of rhinos killed, with rhino deaths down for 2016,...

Traditional healers join Kruger’s anti-poaching fight

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Traditional healers are joining the Kruger National Park's efforts to combat rhino poaching by refusing to supply poachers with muti and reporting...

Over a dozen suspected poachers apprehended in Kruger

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Thirteen suspected poachers have been apprehended in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in three separate operations as the Park continues the fight...

Meerkat system a force multiplier in Kruger anti-poaching battle

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The Meerkat wide area surveillance system is a major force multiplier for the hard working rangers deployed in the Kruger National Park,...

Anti-poaching dogs a game-changer for Kruger

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Canine in the Kruger National Park – used for tracking and capturing poachers as well as detecting contraband like firearms and rhino...

No more drones for Kruger

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The Kruger National Park (KNP) is no longer using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to combat poaching, after a year-long evaluation period exposed...

Success and tragedy for Kruger rangers

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Ten suspected poachers have been apprehended in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in the last week, but a ranger has been shot...

Feature – Darkness is no longer the poacher’s friend in Kruger

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A group of three poachers move silently through the bush, hidden from the naked eye by the night. Armed with a rifle...

Drop in rhino poaching reported for 2016

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The 2016 calendar year saw poachers kill 1 054 rhinos, down from the previous year's all-time high of 1 175, Environmental Affairs...

Eleven suspected poachers arrested in Kruger

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A total of eleven suspected poachers were arrested by police and rangers on 13 January in and outside the Kruger National Park,...

Equine anti-poaching pilot project in Kruger

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The effectiveness of horses in anti-poaching operations is being tested by way of a pilot project in the northern part of the...

Equine anti-poaching pilot project in Kruger

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The effectiveness of horses in anti-poaching operations is being tested by way of a pilot project in the northern part of the...

New wide area surveillance system in Kruger is another poaching deterrent

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A new wide area surveillance system has been taken into use in the Kruger National Park. Known as the Postcode Meerkat, in recognition...

CSIR’s endorsement of UAVs must be followed up by the SANDF

The endorsement given by what is arguably the leading scientific and technology research organisation in Africa to the use of unmanned aerial...

UAVs “a remarkable support tool” in counter-poaching ops – CSIR

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The national conservation agency SANParks in partnership with the Peace Parks Foundation (PPF) next month launches what is termed an "innovative wide...

Kruger’s “foxhole” is the nerve centre of counter-poaching operations

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The commitment of trying to put an end to the slaughter of rhino in particularly the internationally renowned Kruger National Park has...

Kruger rangers arrest 14 poaching suspects

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SANParks honorary rangers has made yet another major contribution to the ongoing anti- and counter-poaching operations in the Kruger National Park, another...

Kruger anti-poaching capabilities boosted by Gator ETVs

The anti-poaching capabilities of the Kruger National Park ranger corps has been boosted by the addition of two specialist off-road vehicles and...

Minister reports decline in rhino poaching in Kruger

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The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is currently underway in Johannesburg and it...

Ivory trade debate resurfaces as southern Africa’s elephants thrive

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South Africa's Kruger National Park is littered in places with the trunks of trees uprooted and stripped of bark by a surging...

World Ranger Day marked in Skukuza

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Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa marked World Ranger Day (Sunday, July 31) with a commemorative message highlighting the dedication and commitment of...

Senior Kruger ranger arrested in connection with rhino poaching

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The arrest this week of a Kruger National Park ranger in connection with rhino poaching is sad but at the same time...

Kruger helicopter crash investigation reveals training and skills shortfalls

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The official accident report into the March 2013 SA Air Force (SAAF) A109 helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park points...

Canine sleuths contribute to success of anti-poaching operations in Kruger National...

Six tracker dog teams have been deployed in the Kruger National Park in terms of an agreement between Denel Mechem and the South African...

Canine sleuths contribute to success of anti-poaching operations in Kruger National...

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Tracker dogs trained by Denel are having increasing success in curbing the smuggling of rhino horn and ivory in the Kruger National Park. Six tracker...

Kruger Park helicopter shot at by suspected poachers

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A Kruger National park helicopter was shot at this week by suspected poachers indicating yet another escalation in the ongoing battle to...

Mechem dogs doing their bit to counter rhino and other wildlife...

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Tracker dogs trained by Denel are having increasing success in curbing the smuggling of rhino horn and ivory in the Kruger National...

Police also contributing in fight against rhino poaching

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Ongoing efforts by the SA Police Service (SAPS) aimed at reducing incidents of rhino poaching in national parks are yielding positive results,...

Rhino kills in Kruger down, attempted poaching incursions up

In the first four months of this year there have been nine recorded incursions a day into the Kruger National Park with...

CSIR predictive modelling will boost battle against rhino poaching

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Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) specialising in data fusion and mathematics have developed a predictive modelling tool...

Communities supporting poachers must be targeted – Hawks boss

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Lieutenant General Berning Ntlemeza, head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (better known as the Hawks), wants community involvement with poachers...

Rhino kill in 2015 slightly down, Minister says poaching has “stabilised”

Last year South Africa lost 1,175 rhino to poachers – 40 less than 2014's all-time high of 1,215 – which Environmental Affairs...

Lack of rhino kill information is negatively affecting anti-poaching efforts

With no official figure yet forthcoming from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on last year's rhino kill, non-government organisations believe the...

Rhino killing continues in Kruger

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With year-end three weeks away the Department of Environmental Affairs has not updated national rhino kill statistics since August but the figure...