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Kruger National Park in South Africa

 

The Kruger National Park in South Africa is without doubt one of the biggest game reserves not only in Africa, but the world. It covers an enormous space of over 19 000 square km's and is approximately 360 km's in size (North to South) and roughly 65 km's wide (from East to West).

 

 

Where is Kruger National Park Situated?

 

 

Kruger National Park is situated in the North Eastern part of South Africa and is surrounded by the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga and the countries of Zimbabwe (to the north of the park) and Mozambique (to the east of the park). Thanks to its positioning along these borders the Kruger Park is now part of the Nice Limpopo Transfrontier Park. This park is made up of the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. It's also known as a peace park as it promotes unity between the 3 completely different African countries. The park is also part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere space that was identified by the United Nations Schooling and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) as an Worldwide Man and Biosphere Reserve.

 

 

The History of the Park

 

 

1895 - 1926

 

 

Three years before the institution of what was to become the Kruger National Park Jakob Louis van Wyk launched a motion to create the game reserve within the Volksraad of the old South African Republic. This motion, launched with the assistance of one other Volksraad member called R. K. Loveday, was discussed and in September 1895 by a majority of one vote was passed. This resulted within the creation of the Sabi Game Reserve and in the end became the Kruger National Park in 1926

 

 

1927 - 1958

 

The first three vacationer vehicles entered the model new Kruger National Park in 1927. This was adopted by a pointy increase in vehicles and visitors over the next few years.

 

 

1959 - 1994

 

 

Throughout 1959, work started on a fence that will ultimately fence your complete park in. The first stretch was laid along the southern boundary of the Crocodile River. This fence was accomplished and regularly upgraded in order to not only afford protection from illness, but additionally to curb the movement of poachers and overseas refugees.

 

 

1994 - present

 

 

Since 1994 there have been a number of modifications each in the statues and operation of the park. The most significant being the inclusion of the park into the Nice Limpopo Transfrontier Park.

 

 

The Biodiversity of the Park

 

 

The Kruger Park at present consists of 4 principal vegetation areas:

 

 

• Thorn Timber and Red Bush-willow veld

 

• Knob-thorn and Marula Veld

 

• Red Bush-willow and Mopane Veld

 

• Shrub Mopane Veld

 

 

There are at present 517 species of birds found at Kruger, with 253 types being residents.

 

 

All of the Big 5 game animals are discovered at the Kruger National Park. It also has more species of large mammals than any other African Game Reserve including African Buffalo, African Wild Dogs, Rhinoceros, Zebra, Bushbuck, Cheetah, Giraffe, Kudu, Lions and Hippo's.

 

 

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