The Kruger Park Times Ranger's Diary Entries

Ranger’s Diary Of lions, baobabs and road kills Overcast and cool. Deployed field rangers to go and do foot patrols of the more northern sectors of the Dzombo and Mahalati blocks. Self motored down to Letaba to take general workers to join Joe Nkuna’s team in the cleaning and preparation of the shooting range area as well as a camping terrain for the upcoming Ranger’s Day

Elephant Round Table line-up confirmed Along with the scientific round table discussions, minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has apparently received “hundreds of submissions” from stakeholders around the world. Scott said that the department’s specialists were making good progress with the drafting of norms and standards for elephant management and that the contribution from the second round table would enhance the process.

Ranger’s Diary - The following excerpts were taken from the warden’s diary March 1941, Skukuza archives They followed the spoor along, but lost it eventually in the dusk. There were two people. On the afternoon of the 11th the ranger again measured a mile on the Skukuza road and took Mr Hope with him as witness. A slight increase in reedbuck round Pretoriskop has been noticed. The policeman in charge at Masujela had to shoot two lions on the night of the 13th

Kruger rangers share conservation experiences in Ghana They were part of a group of nine – two Wildlife Scientists from KZN Wildlife, Dr Steven Henley from Save the Elephants (based in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve near Orpen Gate), two Kenyan Researchers, a Kenyan Earthwatch co-ordinator/ University Lecturer, and another Kenyan from Save the Elephants, Kenya. “We caught a plane at

Sheba Killed by Puff Adder BitesThis is a sad story of a beautiful dog bitten twice by a Puffadder and died some 24 hours later. On my trip in June I saw a Puffadder slowly crossing the S90 close to Satara. It was moving in a dead straight line and I learned later that this snake is only one of 2 that can move like this. The other is the African Python.

Kobus Wentzel Regional Ranger Far North Kruger Park Departs I met Kobus Wentzel in May 2006. I had just left Babala Picnic spot where the attendant Elvis was being terrorised by a Bull Elephant having promised to alert Shingwedzi staff to his dilemma. Some way down the tar road I saw a person cycling like mad coming towards me and I noticed he had a rifle around his shoulder. I waved him down and explained the situation.

Kruger Park Field Ranger Open Day at Nxanatseni John Turner, representative for the Honorary Rangers’ support group, counter poaching and the West Rand Honorary Rangers, took the opportunity to present the Kruger ranger corps with a Bantam B22J Ultralight Aircraft. This will be used for border patrols, anti poaching, carcass location, waterpoint monitoring, and the monitoring of rare species, to name a few of its future tasks.