Jan 23, 2025 · Kruger National Park, home to one of Africa’s largest elephant populations, has seen their numbers grow from just a handful in the early 1900s to over 31,000 by 2020. That’s a lot of elephants! A recent study using smarter aerial surveys and fancy math gives us a more clear picture of just how fast these gentle giants are multiplying.

2 days ago · A tourist has died after being trampled by an elephant while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, officials say. The animal "charged and trampled" the victim on Saturday, according to a ...

Over thirty years ago seven impressive elephant bulls, all with tusks weighing more than 50 kg each, could be found in Kruger National Park. The Chief Warden at the time, Dr U de V Pienaar, decided to publicise these elephants as a successful example of Kruger’s conservation work.

3 days ago · LONDON -- An elephant trampled a tourist on safari to death in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, officials said. In what park officials are calling a “tragic accident,” the tourist was ...

4 days ago · This warning follows Saturday’s incident where a tourist was charged and killed by an elephant at the Kruger National Park’s Malelane Gate.

Jul 23, 2022 · Because of their size and visible effects on vegetation, Kruger Park’s elephants are a highly emotive subject, fuelling acrimonious debates, cries of ‘too many elephants’ and ‘Kruger has an elephant problem’ – followed by demands for ‘unavoidable culling’. The reality is …

Jan 11, 2013 · The Magnificent Seven roamed Kruger National Park less than thirty years ago. They were seven impressive elephant bulls with tusks weighing more than 50 kg each. Information provided by SANParks

In South Africa the Addo Elephant and Kruger National Park protect large herds. Due to rigorous conservation measures the Elephant population in South Africa has grown from a estimated 120 in 1920 in 4 locations, to 10 000 at 40 locations to date.

Learn about challenges of elephant conservation as faced in South Africa's Kruger National Park during a period of temporary overpopulation of elephants and the consequent environmental degradation there.

One of the Kruger National Park’s most sought-after sightings, elephants are found throughout the Kruger, from the Crocodile River in the south, right up to the Limpopo River in the far north of the park. Large bulls can weigh up to 7 tonnes, whilst the females average around 3.5 to 4 tonnes.