Kruger Park Times Expert Articles List

The list below is in the order of the issues placed online on this website. The later editions will be found towards the bottom of the page.

Spring time again The knobthorns are in full bloom again, heralding in a new season of hope and expectancy. Among over seventy species of Acacia in South Africa the Acacia nigrescens, in the lowveld, probably gives as good a show as the yellow flowering species in other areas.

Use genetics, not reproduction, to define species say scientists A new paper published in the Journal of Mammology may have serious implications for how scientists designate which mammals belong to which species. Authors Robert Baker and Robert Bradley present the argument that species should be recognised based on genetic data, and which

Buffalo and bison battle it out to find the boss of the bush From Kruger to Kansas to KwaZulu-Natal, from buffalo to bison, the search is onto find out what makes the world's savannas tick. An ambitious new project is currently underway on two continents to find out if there are any universal rules that govern how the savanna landscape, made up of grasslands dotted about with trees, responds to fire and grazing. Scientists generally agree that wherever 

Guts and Glory Up for yet another challenge, more than 1 000 runners ventured to the start. Kruger’s executive director, Dr Bandile Mhkize, officially started the race, but before the shot for the start was fired, runner’s adrenalin levels were raised by the loud roar of lions!

New method standardises predator measurements Despite the fact that hundreds of lions (and other predators) have been hunted over the years, and many have been darted and handled by scientists, there has never been a universal technique for measuring the animals

How were the fish in the Olifants affected when the river dried up? Between July and September 2005 the Olifants River stopped flowing for 78 days in the Kruger National Park (KNP). To assess the possible effects that this non-flowing period had on the ecology of the river, Dr Andrew Deacon

How to Discover the Truth | Follow Animals in the Veld Look at their waste disposal, where the truth can not be hidden. Habits and attitudes are reflected in what one leaves behind. In wild areas, even if we do not see any animals, we can tell by signs where they have been and what they have done.

How Well Do game Reserve Tour Guides Know Their Lions? headline of The Kruger park Times issue number 8 volume 3 dates July 27 to August 9th 2006Lion sightings are high on nearly every tourist's priority list when they visit a big five area, and guides at lodges often go to a lot of trouble to find lions on their daily game drives.

Why Do Lowveld Trees and Leaves Change Colour in Autumn? The great herds are long gone, destroyed by human carelessness and greed, like the bison herds of America and the wildebeest herds of Botswana. The east African migrations continue because of the lack of veterinary and international boundary fences and are the last of these large animal aggregations

The Cape pangolin (Manis temminckii, ietermago) | Eats Ants & TermitesJonathan’s interest in pangolins began while he was studying nature conservation while working as a guide in the Sabi Sands. He has maintained his interest throughout the years, and is currently working towards his doctorate studying pangolin metabolism.