More Kruger, Moz fences to drop
Bismark Lubisi
5 April 2005
The second phase of a project to remove the fences between the Kruger National Park and Mozambique, part of the creation of the world's largest transfrontier park, begins this month.
Conservation authorities will remove three more sections of Kruger's eastern boundary fence - stretching 50km in total - allowing animals to enter into the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique.
"This is an ongoing project to remove all fences that limit the free flow of animals, and to create one of the world's richest animal kingdoms", said Kruger Park spokesperson Raymond Travers.
Contractors interested in submitting tenders to remove sections of fence are invited to a site visit at Punda Maria rest camp on 6 April. Tenders will be awarded on 21 April.
The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park will ultimately be a conservation area bringing together some of the best and most established wildlife areas in southern Africa.
Boasting a total area of 35 000
square kilometres, the transfrontier park will unite SA's Kruger National Park, the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe and the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park will be made up of 58% South African, 24% Mozambican and 18% Zimbabwean territory.
Additional private and community-owned reserves and conservancies will be merged into the park at a later stage, bringing the total area to 100 000kmē.
Kruger National Park has already committed itself to a three-year, US$20-million game translocation programme, while the World Bank and various other international development agencies are helping with the relocation of affected communities and the construction of infrastructure.
Once open, tourists will be able to drive freely across the international borders of all three countries within the boundaries of the park.
Source: BuaNews
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