Kruger National Park in the 1970s

1970

  • January 18 – A Skukuza post office clerk, Marius Meyer, is caught by a crocodile at a Sabie River fishing spot near Skukuza. His remains were never found.[1]
  • July 10 – A train hits a herd of buffaloes on the Selati railway line near Bume, killing 19 animals.[2]

1971

  • January 9 – The new Engelhard Dam near Letaba spills over for the first time.[3]
  • May 17 – Black rhinos reintroduced to the Park.

1973

  • October 23 – A new frog species, the knocking sand frog, sometimes also known as the sandveld pyxie (Tomopterna krugerensis) is discovered around the Machayi and Mathlakuza Pans in the northeastern part of the Park near the Mozambican frontier.[4][5]

1976

  • September 16 - The memorial bust of President Paul Kruger, sculpted by Coert Steynberg, officially unveiled at the Paul Kruger Gate near Skukuza.[6]

1977

  • February – Cyclone Emilie causes damage to various dams, including the Engelhard and Kanniedood, in the northern region of the Park.

1978

  • July – Wolhuter, the first wilderness trail, opens near Malelane in the south of the park.[7]

1979

  • November – The Olifants Trail opens.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paynter, David, Die Krugerwildtuin in Woord en Beeld, Macmillan Suid-Afrika Uitgewers, 1986.
  2. ↑ Pienaar, U. de V., Neem uit die Verlede, Sigma Pers, 1990.
  3. ↑ Bulpin, T.V., Treasury of Travel Series: Kruger National Park, Creda Press, 1974.
  4. ↑ Pienaar; Passmore; Carruthers (1976). Die Paddas van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. Sigma Press.
  5. ↑ Passmore, N. I.; Carruthers, V. C. (1975). "A new species of Tomopterna (Anura: Ranidae) from the Kruger National Park, with notes on related species". Koedoe. 18 (1): 31–50. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v18i1.913.
  6. ↑ Joubert, Salomon, The Kruger National Park: A History Volume II, High Branching, Johannesburg, 2007
  7. ↑ Schreiber, Arrie (October 1988). "Ten years of trails in the Kruger National Park". CUSTOS. 17 (7): 20–23.


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