Mahlometela Poaching an age-old tradition

Poaching is however nothing new. It has been around for centuries and will continue to keep game rangers on their toes for years to come.

During his annual report to the National Parks Board in 1902, first Warden of the Kruger National Park, James Stevenson-Hamilton, reported:

“During the summer, especially in the early part, several cases occurred of natives entering the Reserve to kill game both from the Transvaal and Portuguese Territory. There has been no proof of any white men shooting in the Reserve, although I believe that one or two men living in Hectorspruit and Kaapmuiden used to enter the Reserve and shoot during the closed season until