- Parks (A - Z)
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Agulhas National Park
- Augrabies Falls National Park
- Bontebok National Park
- Camdeboo National Park
- Garden Route (Tsitsikamma, Knysna, Wilderness) National Park
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- Karoo National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
- Kruger National Park
- Mapungubwe National Park
- Marakele National Park
- Mokala National Park
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Namaqua National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Tankwa Karoo National Park
- West Coast National Park
- |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
South African National Parks (SANParks)
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The Great Elephant Indaba
November 2005
Minister meets NGOs and communities to discuss elephant management options
October 2005
- Letter to the Editor of Sunday Independent - Elephant Management, Scientific Opinion and the Opinion of Scientists
- Article by Professor Extraordinaire J D Skinner in the Sunday Independent of 2 October
September 2005
Report to the Minister: Environmental Affairs and Tourism on developing Elephant Management Plans for National Parks with recommendations on the process to be followed.
David Mabunda: CE of SANParks
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March 2005
Report on the Great Elephant Indaba (PDF 3MB) - (08-03-2005)
September 2004
DAY 1 | DAY 2
Notice to all Nature Conservation Agencies, Non-Governmental Conservation Organisations, Academic Institutions; Provincial and National Conservation bodies and Interested Nature Conservation Stakeholders
Road Map To Comprehensive Elephant Management Framework
Due to a moratorium placed on the culling of elephants as a management tool in 1995, South African National Parks (SANParks) has not implemented measures to control elephant populations in national parks for the last 10 years, which has led to concern that the expanding populations may cause biodiversity losses. Recent legislation governing national parks stipulates that SANParks must consult with interested and affected parties in formulating plans to manage threatened species. Accordingly we plan to hold a workshop of roughly 200 registered participants at Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park from 19 to 21 October 2004 . The workshop will include a series of papers on subjects covering:
- possible impacts of elephants on biodiversity
- the conservation status and the future of elephants in protected areas in southern Africa
- ethics and values
- social impact of protected areas, (potential risks and benefits to neighbours)
- ptions for managing elephants, (translocation, contraception, culling and others)
Presentation of the papers will be followed by a breakout session in which the participants will be grouped according to the above topics. The breakout groups will consider a SANParks discussion paper which will make recommendations on management measures. At the termination of the workshop SANParks will revise the discussion paper taking into account the report back from the breakout groups. It will then be circulated for a 30 day period for public comment. Implementation of the final plan is subject to approval by the Minister: Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
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