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Have you seen an African Fish Eagle on a recent visit to Kruger National Park (KNP)? A Bataleur? A Pallid Harrier? If you see these big birds, or a number of others on your next foray into the park, we’d like you to tell us about your sighting! Not sure what they look like? Not to worry - you’ll soon find posters dotted around the park to help you out. You can e-mail your sightings to robert@outlook.co.za or fill in this electronic sightings form.

South African National Parks (SANParks) announced today that while on patrol in the early evening of 21 November 2010 rangers from the Kruger National Park (KNP) fatally wounded a suspected poacher inside the park.
According to the SANParks Head of Communications, Wanda Mkutshulwa, the rangers were patrolling in the Houtbosrand section of the park, in the eastern border with Mozambique, when they came across three suspected poachers who opened fire on the rangers. The SANParks rangers returned fire and one of the suspects was wounded, while other two escaped.
Efforts to revive the suspect before medical help arrived were unfortunately unsuccessful.
The other two are still at large. The police and rangers have been following their spore. Investigations are continuing.
A rhino carcass was found in an area near the scene but it is unclear at this stage if this is related to the spotted suspects.

A recent birding and wildlife safari to the Kruger Park, revealed large sections of land that had been burnt recently and some areas that were still burning. At first one may be inclined to wonder who started the fires and why, or if they were started naturally then why have they been left to burn down such large sections of the park.

The beauty of African wildlife never ceases to amaze even the most seasoned tourists; and for those encountering the Mother Continent’s animals for the first time, an African wildlife safari is a truly awe-inspiring experience. Far from the bright lights and buzz of the city, wildlife sanctuaries in Africa offer the opportunity to see a wide variety of animals in their natural habitat and observe their behaviour.

More often than not, tourists on a safari in the Kruger Park or surrounding areas will find themselves closer to the local African wildlife than they could have imagined! Below you can see our 5 favourite picks taken from a wide variety of amazing safari experiences: