While it is difficult to obtain precise numbers of fatalities, here is a list of ten animals that cause the most human deaths in South Africa. And you may be surprised to hear that sharks are nowhere near the most deadly…
The decaying carcasses of at least 100 elephants were found in Hwange National Park after poachers poisoned the park’s watering holes and land.
Best known for playing tough guys in Hollywood movies, English actor Tom Hardy takes on some real villains in the South African bush… sort of.
Become one with the terrified onlookers as a full-grown ndlovu takes offence at the presence of a LandRover full of park visitors. What happens next is none too rare in the Kruger (if you’re lucky), but keeping a rampaging pachyderm in camera frame until the last moment, is!
Rhino are being shot at a rate of more than two a day in South Africa, for the simple fact that rhino horn is valued at more per kilogram than gold. This ITV documentary goes to South Africa to meet the armed men employed to guard rhinos in the Kruger Park, as well as rhino owners who have resorted to unorthodox ways of protecting their animals, such as dehorning them or training elephants to track poachers.
THE ANTIQUARIAN | Icons such as Nelson Mandela have focussed the spotlight on our country and many people want to own a piece of our miracle nation.
A bit of encouragement from his friends and some alcohol is all one man needed to challenge an elephant in a South African game park