Shaping Kruger

by Mitch Reardon

Shaping Kruger provides fascinating insight into the lives, habits and behavior of the larger animals that significantly affect the workings of the park. It expertly synthesizes decades of ground-breaking research into the animals and their environment, examining along the way individual species; predator-prey relationships; mammal distribution, and browsing and grazing interactions. This detailed look at how Park management has had to interpret, monitor and adapt the processes that allow species to survive – even thrive – in an ever-changing environment makes for an intriguing and enlightening read.

Genres: Nonfiction, South Africa, Africa

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2012

Reviews

[Andrew Ginkel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book about the managing of game and the Kruger Park in general. Focuses on a few of the key animal species and gives a detailed account of how the species was managed in the past and is currently being managed, and also what the Kruger staff discovered as they experimented with different ways to best manage the species.

[Nadia Carrim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is INCREDIBLE. It’s so packed with information that I need to go back and re-learn.

[Alex Broughton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The history of Kruger through 12 chapters detailing the various species and their relationship with the environment.

[Anthony Debono · Rating 3 out of 5]

Insightful descriptions of the management practices followed by the national park, including the mistakes and wrong assumptions made in the past. Really helped me appreciate the complexity of the bushveld ecosystem.