November 21st, 2011
It is a constant vigil trying to make visitors understand that even animals in more “zoo-like” environments are still wild animals. Despite numerous signs and warnings, we often see people in our National Parks driving with sliding doors of their minivans open & sometimes even getting out of their vehicles at lion or elephant sightings! The big question is how to get these people to understand that this is real life & not some TV program where animals are being handled & petted. We all have a responsibility towards conservation and the animals involved and invariably if someone (who cannot read or simply chooses to ignore the rules) breaks the rules, the animal involved ends up getting killed. At least it doesn’t sound like the lion in the article below will be punished for people’s disregard of the rules…
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19 Nov ‘11: Lion Park ‘attack’ - man’s window open
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November 18th, 2011
Rhino poaching: This is such a disgusting topic! All we can do to to help create awareness which will hopefully help to stop this terrible trend!
http://www.dieburger.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Nog-n-renoster-by-Loskopdam-geskiet-20111117
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November 18th, 2011
Our Kruger sightings are as brilliant as ever!
In the past week our guides saw the Big 5 with every group of guests! The big breeding herds of elephant are still around as the real rains have yet to come. With the little rain that has fallen, some of the impalas have given birth, but the majority of them are still holding out for more rain. The veld is slowly turning green and is offering fresh shoots of grass for animals such as zebra and wildebeest.
![](http://blog.krugerwildlifesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc00770.jpg "Courtsey of \\"Die Prentjie Maker\\"")
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November 9th, 2011
The first babies have arrived! Kylie says:
“The bush has been awakened and is alive with animals after the rain! We have been very lucky lately with our sightings and the luck has continued!
We have been treated to many sightings of new born babies, with the baboons and vervet monkeys at the forefront, along with elephants and rhinos. Today we were lucky enough to see one of the first impala babies of the season! Its what we have been waiting for and so now within the next week we are going to have impala creches all over the park!
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November 4th, 2011
Here are some highlights of our most recent birding safari, guided by Martin Benadie!
Our most recent birding safari to southern Kruger National Park was centred around Skukuza Camp, Lower Sabie and Crocodile Bridge.
Prime access to a varied habitat types from here allowed for some very easy birding opportunities. Birding along the Sabie River in particular were very productive. Driving slowly we were able to find gems such as African Finfoot, Red-billed Firefinch, Purple-crested Turaco, African Hawk-Eagle, African Cuckoo Hawk, Grey Tit-Flycatcher and a host of waterbirds from the mammoth Goliath Heron (the largest of its genus in the world) to the striking Saddle-billed Stork.
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