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Kruger visitors urged to follow rules during Easter school holidays

By Jenni Baxter 05-04-23 17:51

South African National Parks (SANParks) has urged visitors to the Kruger National Park (KNP) for the Easter school holidays to observe the Rules of the Park to have a safe and pleasant experience. The Park has increased visibility of both traffic officials and visitor management personnel as an increased number of visitors is expected. They […]

Richtersveld Botanist Scoops Prestigious Award

SANParks Richtersveld botanist scoops prestigious international award

By Fazila Olla 30-03-23 17:26

Pieter van Wyk, the Botanist at |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park has been announced as one of three worldwide winners of the prestigious Future For Nature (FFN) Award and will soon be accepting his prize in the Netherlands. Inspired by the Future For Nature Award winners, Wageningen University ecologists Ignas Heitkönig and Rascha Nuijten founded the Future […]

Cape Town Table Mountain Fire Season

Table Mountain is on FIRE! Why there’s no need to worry – WATCH

By Garrin Lambley 29-03-23 12:25

Flames licking along Tafelberg Road, Cape Town, caused concern for residents of the Mother City on Wednesday, 29 March. However, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has assured the public that the fire is the result of a prescribed burn that started in the early hours of the morning. TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRE IS A PRESCRIBED BURN […]

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Kruger National Park animal sighting: Lion walks down a road – WATCH

By Garrin Lambley 29-03-23 12:17

The Kruger National Park is one of the world’s must-visit game reserves. WATCH | White Lion yawning will be the most incredible thing you’ll watch today! It covers an area of 19 623 km2 and stretches 360km from north to south and 65km from west to east. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National […]

White Lion

White Lion yawning may be the most incredible thing you’ll watch today

By Garrin Lambley 28-03-23 15:32

There is nothing more spine-tingling and exhilarating than encountering a lion in the wild. WATCH | Kruger National Park: Latest sighting – Lions stationary near Skukuza Spotting a White Lion in its natural habitat is even more special. Encountering a White Lion yawning in the wild is a memory to treasure for a lifetime. WATCH | Kruger National […]

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Kruger National Park | Latest sighting: Cheetah at a road sign

By Garrin Lambley 27-03-23 13:18

The Kruger National Park is one of the world’s must-visit game reserves. WATCH | Kruger National Park: Mating lions cause huge roadblock It covers an area of 19 623 km2 and stretches 360km from north to south and 65km from west to east. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National Park is home to […]

Kruger National Park wins one of World's Top 20 Best Nature Destinations Award for 2023

Kruger National Park named one of the World’s Best Nature Destinations

By Jenni Baxter 27-03-23 11:17

South Africa’s legendary Kruger National Park has won a Tripadvisor award for being one of the Word’s Top 20 Best Nature Destinations in 2023. The category covers travellers’ favourite places to enjoy the outdoors. Tripadvisor says that South Africa’s largest game reserve is “basically a synonym for the word ‘safari’” and placed the Kruger at […]

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Kruger National Park: Mating lions cause roadblock – WATCH

By Garrin Lambley 26-03-23 17:07

Watch as a mating pair of lions causes traffic to come to a standstill in the Kruger National Park. Sadly, as always seems to be the case, there’s that ONE driver who tries to get too close to the ‘action’ and ruins the sighting for everyone. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National […]

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Kruger National Park: Latest sighting – Crocodile kills crocodile

By Garrin Lambley 25-03-23 12:32

The Kruger National Park is one of the world’s must-visit game reserves. ALSO READ | Snakes gone wild! Remember this unwanted Woolworths shopper? It covers an area of 19 623 km2 and stretches 360km from north to south and 65km from west to east. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National Park is home […]

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TEARS! Police dog dies a hero protecting his handler

By Garrin Lambley 24-03-23 12:55

A police dog died a hero while saving the life of his handler and helping in the arrest of a knife-wielding suspect. It was a sad day at the Police K9 unit in Humansdorp when one of their four-legged colleagues, Deacon, sadly passed away an hour after saving his handler’s life and assisting in the arrest […]

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Kruger National Park | Latest sighting: Leopard in tree with kill

By Garrin Lambley 24-03-23 12:45

The Kruger National Park is one of the world’s must-visit game reserves. ALSO READ | Snakes gone wild! Remember this unwanted Woolworths shopper? It covers an area of 19 623 km2 and stretches 360km from north to south and 65km from west to east. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National Park is home […]

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Kruger National Park: Latest sighting – Hyena and two cubs

By Garrin Lambley 23-03-23 11:30

The Kruger National Park is one of the world’s must-visit game reserves. ALSO READ | Snakes gone wild! Remember this unwanted Woolworths shopper? It covers an area of 19 623 km2 and stretches 360km from north to south and 65km from west to east. WATCH | PYTHON CONSTRICTS LEOPARD IN EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL The Kruger National Park is home […]

14 killer whales cruise into Plettenberg Bay, South Africa - WATCH

16 killer whales cruise into Plettenberg Bay, South Africa – WATCH

By Jenni Baxter 23-03-23 12:07

A pod of 16 killer whales has been captured on film cruising into popular seaside resort, Plett, on the Garden Route in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Watch below. Ocean Blue Adventures, a local boat tour agency, posted a video on Wednesday, captioned: “Plettenberg bay welcomes 14 killer whales.” According to Ocean Safaris, it was […]

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Nile Monitor Lizard captured in KwaZulu-Natal garden – PICTURES

By Garrin Lambley 22-03-23 17:29

Renowned KwaZulu-Natal snake rescuer Nick Evans from time to time finds himself called out to captured other reptiles. PICTURE | WILD DOG CATCHES IMPALA MID-AIR As reported by The South African website, Evans captured no fewer than FOUR black mambas in a single day last week. And he started his Human Rights Day public holiday on Tuesday, 21 March by rescuing a boomslang. In between […]

Shark attack

Woman recovers after shark attack in Jeffreys Bay – PICTURES

By Garrin Lambley 21-03-23 11:31

A woman is recovering after she was attacked by a shark in the shallow waters in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape. According to Jeffreys Bay Online, the attack happened at Kabeljauws beach in the shallow water. ALSO READ | WATCH: Great White Shark spotted near the beach in Hartenbos “Although there is no confirmation from any expert […]

Black mamba snake

Snake rescuer catches FOUR black mambas in a day in Durban – PICTURES

By Garrin Lambley 17-03-23 14:47

Snake rescuer Nick Evans had a busy week after successfully catching FOUR black mambas in a single day! WATCH | MONKEY TRIES TO EAT CHAMELEON IN PEACE According to Evans’ Facebook page, he caught three in the Westville area and one in Malvern in KwaZulu-Natal. “I received a call from a homeowner in Westville, to tell me that a team working on […]

New discovery: fossilised giant zebra tracks found in South Africa

New discovery: fossilised giant zebra tracks found in South Africa

By Fazila Olla 17-03-23 11:07

Tens of thousands of years ago, a huge horse species walked, trotted and galloped across the shifting sands of what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast. The Giant Cape Zebra (Equus capensis) weighed an estimated 450 kg. Its extant relatives in southern Africa are far smaller: the plains zebra weighs between 250 and 300 […]

Lion buffalo

Lions and buffalo in a stand-off at a watering hole – WATCH

By Garrin Lambley 17-03-23 09:33

In this latest animal sighting, a pride of lions and a buffalo have a stand-off at a watering hole. This sighting took place in Maasai Mara, according to the Maasai Sightings website. FOR MORE ANIMAL SIGHTING VIDEOS VISIT THE SA PEOPLE WEBSITE Lions and buffaloes are ancestral enemies, since the buffalo has always been the most […]

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