Everything about Kruger National Park totally explained
Kruger National Park is the largest
game reserve in
South Africa. It covers 18,989 square km (7,332 sq mi) and extends 350 km (217 mi) from north to south and 60 km (37 mi) from east to west.
To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of
Mpumalanga and
Limpopo. In the north is
Zimbabwe, and to the east is
Mozambique. It is now part of the
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a
peace park that links Kruger National Park with the
Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the
Limpopo National Park in Mozambique.
The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, an area designated by the
United Nations Education and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the "Biosphere").
The park is the site of the popular, eyewitness viral video,
Battle at Kruger.
Flora and fauna
Plants
The Kruger National Park is divided into six eco-systems: Baobab sandveld,
Mopane scrub, Lebombo knobthorn-marula bushveld, mixed acacia thicket, Combretum-silver clusterleaf woodland on granite and riverine forest. Altogether it has 1,982 species of
plants.
Birds
Out of the 517 species of
birds found at Kruger, 253 are residents, 117 non-breeding migrants, and 147 nomads. Also, eagles can be found there.
Mammals
All the
Big Five game animals are found at Kruger National Park, which has more species of
mammals than any other African Game Reserve (at 147 species). There are webcams set up to observe the wild life.
As of 2004, the park has counted approximately:
The park stopped
culling elephants in 1989 and tried translocating them, but by 2004 the population had increased to 11,670 elephants (2006: approximately 13,500). The park's habitats can only sustain about 8,000 elephants. The park started using annual
contraception in 1995, but has stopped that due to problems with delivering the contraceptives and upsetting the herds.
The Kruger National Park holds over 48 tons of
ivory in storage. According to
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), it's allowed to sell 30 tons.
Reptiles, fish, and amphibians
There are 120,098 species of
reptile, including approximately 5,283
Nile Crocodile, 5,237 species of
fish, and 350 species of
amphibians.
Accommodation
The Kruger National Park has 21 rest camps, as well as 7 private lodge concessions, and 11 designated private safari lodges. The concessions are parcels of land operated by private companies in partnership with communities, who outsource the operation of private lodges.
Wilderness trails
Nine different trails are on offer in the Kruger National Park, some are overnight and last several days in areas of wilderness virtually untouched by humans. There are no set trails in the wilderness areas; you walk along paths made by animals or seek out new routes through the bush.
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