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Some of Nhongo Safaris Fleet of Open Safari Vehicles

The photo shows some of our fleet of Open Safari Vehicles used while on safari in the Kruger National and Hwange National Parks. These ve...

Thursday, 10 September 2009

Kruger National Park History ( Fifth Decade 1938 - 1947)

1938 - Hot Water
Hot water facilities were installed and camps were fenced off for the first time.

1935-46 - Eileen Orpen Legacy
Mrs Eileen Orpen bought and donated to the Park, a series of farms totalling 24 528ha. A memorial plaque in her honour was erected south of Tshokwane in 1944.

1943 - Veld Burning
Lt Col Stevenson-Hamilton reported bush encroachment by tall unpalatable grasses.

1946 - Stevenson-Hamilton Retires
After 44 years service, Lt Col Stevenson-Hamilton leaves the Park.

1947 - Predator Culling
Culling of predators as a strategy to “bring up” the herbivore herds was stopped and left to the discretion of the warden

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