Tips for visiting The Kruger National Park - "How to Kruger" Part 7 - Hot Take 002 - Fires and the Burning Regime

Tips for visiting The Kruger National Park - "How to Kruger" Part 7 - Hot Take 002 - Fires and the Burning Regime

Author: Road Trip November 19, 2025 Duration: 29:03
Send us Fan Mail Fire is a conservation tool used for the management of grazing area and plant communities. Visitors to the Kruger Park - especially in the winter months, and in early spring - often drive through burned areas - it's dusty, smokey, and smelly - and can sometimes be unpleasant. Controlled burning is however a vital management tool - and we hope that this episode helps you understand some of the science behind it. Here is the link as mentioned in the podcast https://...

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Kruger National Park - Historical Sites of the Far Northern Region [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Send us Fan Mail Episode 5 of a series on he Kruger National Park The far north of the park has some really interesting history to explore. Archaeological sites such as Thulamela, fun history like Crooks corner - the hau…