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Today the Kruger Park is alive and well
A staff of around 3000 and over 1000 of these resident at Skukuza - looks after the well-being of both wildlife and visitors. Tourist numbers continue to increase and the clamour for more accommodation keeps rising accordingly.
The wilderness trails, which were introduced in 1979 for the more adventurous visitors, are now so popular that they are fully reserved a year in advance. A new hiking trail is planned for the near future, and several more camps with luxury accommodation will be built during the next ten years.
But what then? Our population growth is such that even with these new camps there will still be a demand for more. The Park is rapidly approaching the level where it can take no more visitors without intruding on the concept that this is a wilderness area, to be preserved as a wilderness area, and to be conserved for the benefit of the wildlife in it. How far does one go without upsetting the balance between man’s interests and the interests of wildlife? Let us not forget that this Park exists for the benefit of the animals and plants, in as undisturbed a state as possible.
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