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In 1967 there were almost seven thousand elephant in the Kruger National Park thus having one of the largest populations of the African continent. Although some can be relocated to new or existing nature reserves in Africa some have to be culled to maintain natural balances within the park. There is a possibility that in the future game reserves in Moçambique and Zimbabwe will join the Kruger National Park. However at present Zimbabwe knows problems with regards to its wildlife so it will remain a question mark. The government of South Africa will have to realise that the Kruger National Park is its main tourist attraction. Thus providing income for not only the Kruger National Park but for Southern Africa as a whole. Hopefully in this new millennium nature will gain strength once more instead of losing it. Man has the responsibility to safeguard the world as a place for his children. For it is his greatest gift and he will never regain what he has lost. Previous page < 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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traditional migrating routes of the herds were now cut off this caused many
problems which needed careful management. In modern day four thousand people
take care of the Kruger National Park with respect to its water resources, fire,
plant life, wildlife and tourism. The structure of the Kruger National Park
would certainly collapse with tourism and nature not in balance thanks to the
staff. In its aim for biodiversity and to conserve all sensitive inhabitants and
species it provides one of the best game viewing experiences the world knows.
There are now over one hundred thousand Impala that roam the park, thirty
thousand zebra, twenty one thousand buffalo and fourteen thousand wildebeest. If
nature would be left at its own with respect to the water this number could not
be maintained. Fire is controlled but light fires are allowed to have green
grasses spring up now and again to serve as a supplementary diet for herd
animals. Elephant are abundant in the Kruger National Park and quite a number
are relocated.
