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 Amount of Animals in the Krugerpark found hereSubmitted by Sterre on Tue, 20/02/2007 - 2:12am. African Wildlife/ Nature QuestI found this on Wikipedia and thought it was really interesting so I should post it 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. [edit] Birds Out of the 517 species of birds found at Kruger, 253 are residents, 117 non-breeding migrants, and 147 nomads. All the Big Five game animals are found at Kruger National Park, which protects over 147 species of mammals. As of 2004, the park has counted approximately: * 25,150 African Buffalo The park stopped culling elephants in 1989 and tried translocating them, but by 2004 the population had increased to 11,670 elephants. (2006: ± 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 is allowed to sell 30 tons. There are 120 species of reptile, including approximately 5,001 Nile Crocodiles, 52 species of fish, and 35 species of amphibians. source: www.wikipedia.org There are a lot of Elephants :shock: and Impala ofcourse! Once again I notice how fortunate we are to be able to see so many animals! Watch all my Cam Vids at  Tue, 20/02/2007 - 9:22pm
never realised how well elephants were doing, so well they have to control them from becoming pests!
Elephants are not the "pests", a creature called Homo sapiens is the pest. They fenced the elephants in to restrict their movement and deny them access to their old migratory routes. Landi  Wed, 21/02/2007 - 12:50am
Elephants are not the "pests", a creature called Homo sapiens is the pest.
They fenced the elephants in to restrict their movement and deny them access to their old migratory routes. Well said, Landi! Homo sapiens brings many things in nature out of balance because they fence animals in in too small areas. ____________________________Africam Sighting Logs Sounds of Nkorho Wed, 21/02/2007 - 12:53am
I found this on Wikipedia and thought it was really interesting so I should post it
* 111,670 Savannah Elephants
Hello Sterre, Africam Sighting Logs Sounds of Nkorho  Wed, 21/02/2007 - 1:58am
ABSOLUTELY TOO MANY "1" 's There ± 12,000 elephant in the Park which may or may not be 4,000 to 5,000 too many. It all depends on whether you feel an elephant has more right to exist than a nyala, bushbuck or baobab etc. Here's an extract from the KNP's new proposed Policy on Elephant We cannot manage the KNP solely for the benefit of elephant, but we do acknowledge that elephant are a significant component of the KNP system. We have to allow some form of population flux in the elephant population, because the effects of such fluctuations benefit the broader biodiversity of the Park. Some areas are opened up by high elephant numbers knocking down trees, thus promoting grassland and herds of zebra, wildebeest and others. Some other areas become woodland due to low elephant numbers and this benefits many species of birds, reptiles and a host of other groups. So we need a range of elephant impact, but have to dampen the extreme highs and lows which in our modern world work against many animal and plant populations. - The full Policy can be access as part of the Free Elephent Component available from the WildifeCampus homepage. Elephant numbers in the Kruger National Park since 1903 Year Number Nature of Count Source All info derived from www.wildlifecampus.com ____________________________www.wildlifecampus.com Thu, 22/02/2007 - 12:27am
Someone needs to change that on Wikipedia! Thanks for the info Watch all my Cam Vids at  Fri, 23/02/2007 - 11:53pm
There is a prohibition on the trade in ivory between countries, but you may legally own ivory. You can walk into the shop at Skukuza in the KNP and buy a carved tusk - you just can't take it with you when you leave South Africa. So whenever elephant are killed, hunted, culled or found dead, you may legally remove (harvest) the tusks. ____________________________www.wildlifecampus.com   |
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