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These news articles are brought to you by Megan Bradfield Communications Manager: Frontier Region - Addo Elephant * Camdeboo * Karoo * Mountain Zebra National Parks
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANParks)
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANParks)
Addo News articles are brought to you by Megan Bradfield Communications Manager: Frontier Region - Addo Elephant * Camdeboo * Karoo * Mountain Zebra National Parks
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANParks)
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANParks)
Information and images provided courtesy of the Addo Elephant National Park
Two male cheetah were released into the Kuzuko Contractual
Area of Addo Elephant National Park on the 28th of March
2007. The wild-caught cheetah, which are expected to prey
mainly on springbok which occur in the Park, were supplied by
the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust. Kuzuko, a 14 500-
hectare property which has been contractually incorporated into the
Park, lies on the eastern side of the Darlington Dam area of the Park. The fence which currently separates the contractual area from the rest of Park will be taken down in the future to allow wildlife to roam freely. A consortium of South Africa’s seven main disability groups, the DEC trust holds a 24% share in trading operations. The 48-bed Kuzuko Lodge, still under construction, is being marketed and managed by the Legacy group, whose flagship hotels are Michelangelo and Michelangelo Towers in Sandton and the Portswood and Commodore hotels on the Cape Town Waterfront.
THE SUCCESFUL YEAR THAT WAS…
Addo Elephant National Park has once again shown record tourism figures for the year 2006/7 (April 2006 - March 2007). Visitor numbers increased by 15.02% from 140 745 to 161 884 tourists. The average annual occupancy rate for Addo Main Camp was 92.03%, showing an increase of 1.13% from 90.9%. Camp Matyholweni increased its occupancy by 27.5% to 53.2% from 25.7%. Guided game drives were lucrative, with an increase of 13.1% from 27 531 seats to 31 138 seats.
Five new chalets will be built this year in Addo Main Camp to cater for the accommodation demand.
The Park is used as a valuable tool for environmental education. A total of 11195 learners and 1652 adults visited the park during the year 2006/7. Of these visitors 1717 were brought in on the school bus from disadvantaged local community schools. Learners from local schools surrounding the Park were involved in the celebration of Water Week, Arbour Day, Marine Week, Youth Day and SA National Parks Week.
The Park celebrated its 75th Year anniversary in style with the Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism as guest of honour. The celebrations included the official opening of the southern access road that links Camp Matyholweni to the main game area and Main Camp of the Park, as well as the opening of a new underground hide. The Park received extensive media coverage, particularly around the Park’s 75th Year Celebrations and the Minister’s announcement of the Draft Norms & Standards for Elephant Management.
Area of Addo Elephant National Park on the 28th of March
2007. The wild-caught cheetah, which are expected to prey
mainly on springbok which occur in the Park, were supplied by
the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust. Kuzuko, a 14 500-
hectare property which has been contractually incorporated into the
Park, lies on the eastern side of the Darlington Dam area of the Park. The fence which currently separates the contractual area from the rest of Park will be taken down in the future to allow wildlife to roam freely. A consortium of South Africa’s seven main disability groups, the DEC trust holds a 24% share in trading operations. The 48-bed Kuzuko Lodge, still under construction, is being marketed and managed by the Legacy group, whose flagship hotels are Michelangelo and Michelangelo Towers in Sandton and the Portswood and Commodore hotels on the Cape Town Waterfront.
THE SUCCESFUL YEAR THAT WAS…
Addo Elephant National Park has once again shown record tourism figures for the year 2006/7 (April 2006 - March 2007). Visitor numbers increased by 15.02% from 140 745 to 161 884 tourists. The average annual occupancy rate for Addo Main Camp was 92.03%, showing an increase of 1.13% from 90.9%. Camp Matyholweni increased its occupancy by 27.5% to 53.2% from 25.7%. Guided game drives were lucrative, with an increase of 13.1% from 27 531 seats to 31 138 seats.
Five new chalets will be built this year in Addo Main Camp to cater for the accommodation demand.
The Park is used as a valuable tool for environmental education. A total of 11195 learners and 1652 adults visited the park during the year 2006/7. Of these visitors 1717 were brought in on the school bus from disadvantaged local community schools. Learners from local schools surrounding the Park were involved in the celebration of Water Week, Arbour Day, Marine Week, Youth Day and SA National Parks Week.
The Park celebrated its 75th Year anniversary in style with the Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism as guest of honour. The celebrations included the official opening of the southern access road that links Camp Matyholweni to the main game area and Main Camp of the Park, as well as the opening of a new underground hide. The Park received extensive media coverage, particularly around the Park’s 75th Year Celebrations and the Minister’s announcement of the Draft Norms & Standards for Elephant Management.
NEWS FROM THE ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK