Tag: Kruger
Kruger Park boosts security
Radar, infrared cameras and number plate recognition systems are forming key parts of the Kruger National Park's enhanced security drive ahead of the festive...
SANParks and partners in anti-poaching push
South African National Parks (SANParks) and security partners in the Greater Kruger Region are jointly implementing a range of interventions to counter the effects...
The Past Week in Defence #54 (17 May – 23 May...
In this week’s edition, Cameroon takes delivery of military hardware for its Central African Republic peacekeeping mission and Kruger poaching numbers rise as lockdown...
Kruger poaching numbers rise as lockdown eases
Rhino poaching has increased at an alarming rate, with the Kruger National Parks (KNP) rhino numbers dropping by 70% over the past decade. 2020...
SANParks sees successes against poachers
South African National Parks (SANParks) has arrested six suspected poachers since the beginning of the month and confiscated three firearms.
SANParks said it confiscated three...
Successful Kruger anti-poaching demonstration for Helix aircraft
CADG’s Helix ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft has carried out a successful demonstration in the Kruger National Park where it has helped in...
Less rhino poached in first eight months of 2018
If statistics are to be believed rhino poaching in South Africa is on the decline with the latest figures from the Department...
South Africa rhino poaching drops sharply but hundreds still being killed
Over 500 rhinos were poached for their horns in South Africa in the first eight months of 2018, a 26 percent fall...
SANParks calls for anti-poaching assistance on Rhino Day
South African National Parks (SANParks) is once again calling for assistances in the fight against the scourge of rhino poaching particularly in...
IBM, MTN deploy IOT for rhino conservation
The Internet of things (IOT) is being used to study animal behaviour, which will hopefully lead to better conservation efforts in and...
Over a dozen suspected poachers apprehended in Kruger
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
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
Canine in the Kruger National Park – used for tracking and capturing poachers as well as detecting contraband like firearms and rhino...
SANParks announces anti-poaching arrests in Kruger
South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced the arrest of 14 suspected poachers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in the past...
Kruger National Park ranger arrested for poaching
One of the Kruger National Park's regional rangers, together with a veterinarian technician in the Government's Department of Agricultural and Forestry, Animal...
Police clamp down on rhino poachers
Police efforts to curb rhino poaching at the Kruger National Park continue to yield positive results.
Police arrested two suspected rhino poachers at...
UAVs fighting poachers in Kruger
Unmanned aerial vehicles are flying hundreds of missions to combat rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park as part of a year-long...
Where is rhino kill information?
With no official information from the Department of Environmental Affairs since January 22 on rhino killings, it appears South Africans are being...
R2.4 million set aside for rhino programme
A total of R2.4 million has been allocated to the Rhino Protection Programme (RPP), which assists with the care of injured and...
True rhino poaching death statistics are 30 per cent higher
The number of rhinos that die because of poaching could be 25-30 per cent higher than the official figures indicate, which would...
South Africa’s Kruger Park invites bids for rhinos
South Africa's Kruger National Park is inviting bids for rhinos under a plan to move 500 of the animals to safety to...
South Africa tries gunfire location system to catch rhino poachers
Rhino poachers in South Africa now risk giving themselves away when they shoot thanks to a high-tech, gunfire-detection system being piloted in...
First elephant poached in Kruger park in ten years
Poachers have for the first time in a decade killed an elephant in the Kruger National Park, while 245 rhinos have been...
Kruger helicopter dead named
Captain Jacobus "Jakes" van Rensburg was one of three 5 Special Forces Regiment members killed when a 15 Squadron Agusta A109 light...
Rhino poaching still rampant
Rhino poaching continues unabated with the latest official figures showing South Africa is losing just over two of these animals a day.
As...
Rhino poaching – the killing continues
Eighty-two dead rhino in 37 days is the shock statistic that reveals escalating levels of poaching taking place across the country.
As has...
More “militaristic” approach to Kruger poaching problem
The rhino slaughter in the Kruger National Park shows no signs of abating even though park management is cautiously optimistic that its...
Ranger shoots cop, soldier kills ranger
An on-duty Kruger National Park game ranger searching for rhino poachers shot dead a policeman patrolling the South Africa-Mozambique border and was...
SANDF making a difference along the border
The South African National Defence Force is making a clear difference in the Kruger National Park.
Since deploying an infantry company there...
“We must be doing something right” – SANParks
Ken Maggs, the South African National Parks' (SANParks) Senior General Manager Environmental Crime Investigations and Air Services says the current fall in...
