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  • Lion. Picture: Facebook.

    Escaped Karoo National Park lion still evading specialised trackers, rangers

    The animal has been on the loose for nearly three weeks now.

    1256 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.

    The Karoo lion: Still on the prowl

    Still no luck for rangers who are looking for a missing lion from the Karoo National Park, in Beaufort West.

    1261 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: Pixabay.com.

    Search continues for escaped Karoo National Park lion

    South African National Parks spokesperson Reynold Thakhuli says, so far, there’ve been no sighting of the feline.

    1272 days ago
  • A hunting rifle seized during the arrest of four men by SANParks officials at Kruger National Park on 16 February. Picture: SAPS.

    Four arrested at Kruger National Park for alleged poaching to appear in court

    A SANParks employee was one of the four men arrested while trying to get away with a freshly cut set of rhino horns, a hunting rifle and ammunition.

    1274 days ago
  • Officials arrested four men, aged between 47 and 23, for alleged rhino horn poaching, among other things, on 16 February 2019. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    SANParks employee, others arrested for alleged poaching at Kruger National Park

    Four men were arrested after trying to escape the Kruger National Park in possession of a freshly cut set of rhino horns, a hunting rifle and ammunition.

    1274 days ago
  • Picture of the Knysna elephant roaming the forest provided by SANParks scientist Lizette Moolman. Picture: @SANParks/Twitter

    SANParks, Garden Route National Park mulling future of ‘lonely’ elephant

    While the female elephant appears healthy, she exhibits signs that she’s emotionally compromised, brought on by her loneliness.

    1282 days ago
  • FILE: The aftermath of a fire which destroyed 13 houses in Farleigh Forest in Karatara in the Southern Cape on 30 October 2018. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN.

    Knysna fire victims ‘concerned’ about their future

    One of the affected families, the Oelfs, lost more than just a house; eight of their family members, including six children, died in the fire.

    1283 days ago
  • FILE: The aftermath of a fire which destroyed 13 houses in Farleigh Forest in Karatara in the Southern Cape on 30 October 2018. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN

    Knysna residents displaced by fire set to move into temporary housing

    The residents are among 120 people who lost their homes after a blaze swept through several municipalities in the Garden Route last year, destroying 19 homes.

    1289 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters from Working on Fire put out a fire that broke out in the Knysna area. Picture:@wo_fire /Twitter

    Knysna fire victims to move into temporary housing

    About 120 people were left homeless after a blaze swept through several municipalities in the Garden Route in October.

    1289 days ago
  • Tree stumps burn as firefighters manager parts of the George wild fire in the Southern Cape. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Residents displaced by Southern Cape fire to get temporary housing - SANParks

    About 120 people were left homeless after a blaze swept through several municipalities in the Garden Route in October. At least 19 homes were destroyed.

    1320 days ago
  • Tree stumps burn as firefighters manager parts of the George wild fire in the Southern Cape. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    WC Environmental Affairs: Assessment of fires needed before disaster declared

    The blaze spread across 86,000 hectares since it started almost two weeks ago. 19 houses and several structures have been gutted, leaving 179 people homeless.

    1378 days ago
  • Firefighters put out the last of the George wild fire that started in the last week of October 2018. Picture: Bertram Malgas

    No word on how government will assist Knysna wildfire victims

    The municipality says it will be seeking assistance from the Rural Development and Land Reform Department to help the 179 people who have been left homeless.

    1380 days ago
  • Firefighters put out the last of the George wild fire that started in the last week of October 2018. Picture: Bertram Malgas

    George fires largely contained as rain is expected

    The fires have largely been contained, although the main concern right now is the De Vlugt area, about an hour out of George where a blaze remains volatile.

    1383 days ago
  • The shells of burnt out cars and appliances are all that's left of the homes of South African National Parks workers. Picture: Bertram Malgas

    [VIDEO] SANParks employees among 8 killed in George blaze

    The shells of burnt-out cars and appliances are all that's left of the homes of South African National Parks employees.

    1383 days ago
  • FILE: The Kruger National Park. Picture: @SANParksKNP/Twitter.

    Pipe bomb discovered in Kruger National Park

    SANParks says the bomb was not a homemade device but seems to have been manufactured and purchased through legal means.

    1401 days ago
  • SANParks celebrated International African Penguin Awareness Day on 12 October. Picture: @SANParks/Twitter.

    SANParks marks International African Penguin Awareness Day

    SANParks says the main reason for the ongoing decrease of African penguins in South Africa is a scarcity of prey around its main breeding localities along the west coast.

    1401 days ago
  • Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa. Picture: GCIS.

    Greenpeace Africa & SANParks send condolences to Edna Molewa's family

    There's been continuing tributes from political parties, parliament and organisations in the environmental sector.

    1421 days ago
  • Picture: SANParks.

    SANParks to take disciplinary action against employee over poaching

    Amos Manyeke was employed as an armed guard at the Kruger National Park.

    1445 days ago
  • The Kruger National Park. Picture: @SANParksKNP/Twitter

    Prosecution of poachers boosted by courts within Kruger Park

    Officials say since the opening of a regional court in Skukuza, poaching cases have received the attention they deserve.

    1453 days ago
  • Forty-Nine Blue wildebeest are en route to the Zinave National Park in Mozambique in an effort to establish a new population in the transfrontier conservation area which was ravaged by civil war. Picture: Kgomotso Modise/EWN.

    SANParks reaches halfway mark in translocating SA wildlife to Mozambique

    The park has been facilitating the capture and removal of wildebeest, zebra, elephant, and impala as per a 2016 agreement between South Africa and Mozambique.

    1454 days ago
  • A general view of a rhino seen at the Aquila Private Game Reserve. Picture: Facebook.com.

    15 suspected rhino poachers arrested

    A task team that includes officials from government and the South African National Parks has confirmed the breakthrough.

    1456 days ago
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