Kruger goes hi-tech to improve safety for wildlife and tourists
The new stringent monitoring system aims to curb the horrific poaching of rhinos and elephant, which the park been bearing the brunt of for years
The Kruger National Park is going hi-tech with its access control systems at its entrance gates‚ starting in the southern part of the park. From September 1 2017‚ all visitors over the age of 18 must produce an identity document for scanning to gain access to the game reserve. For non-South African visitors‚ they would have to produce passports but a South African driver’s licence would also be acceptable‚ South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement. "The new system will assist with monitoring of people’s movement who enter and exit the park‚ and will ensure that information related to any persons entering the park is centrally recorded and monitored," said the statement. The Kruger’s managing executive, Glenn Phillips, said the system would apply to everybody, including SANParks staff members‚ suppliers and other residents of the park.
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