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Kruger National Park is home to the majority of the Earth’s remaining rhino populations. So what else do we know about the rhinos’ home?
*Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in Africa. It spans across 19,633 square kilometres, basically the same size of Israel or New Jersey.
*There are 9 gates accessing the park, adding to the difficulty to monitor and patrol human activity in the park.
*It is also home to 336 tree, 49 fish, 34 amphibian, 114 reptile, 507 bird and 147 mammal species.
*In 1869 (before the park was officially even founded), a gold rush exploded in the region, which resulted in the side effect of a significant decrease in game due to hunting and trading of animal horns and skins.
(L) Founder,Paul Kruger (R) James Stevenson Hamilton, the first game warden
*The park itself didn’t come into existence until 1898, when it was founded by Paul Kruger.
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