Jan Visits Kruger National Park in South-Africa


The living space of Africa's wild animals is gradually decreasing, and this is particularly serious for the birds and animals that require large territories in order to live.	Certain eagles and other birds, for instance, may fly over hundreds of kilometers within a short period of time. Since there are virtually no parks that can offer wide spaces of this magnitude, many birds and other animals end up being killed when they leave the park.

In addition there is the persistent problem of poaching, and many of the animals can be quite valuable on the black market. The poaching method of choice seems to be poisoning.	Kruger National Park While this option is indiscriminate as it ends up killing lots of animals that can not be sold on the black market, poison is cheap to purchase and ends up killing lots of animals.

The people at the rehabilitation center were mildly speaking not very optimistic about the future of African wildlife, thus it was an eye wakening experience.	On a more positive note, the rehabilitation center offered the opportunity to get up close to several birds and other animals that you are not likely to see when visiting the Kruger National Park.