What is biodiversity and why is it so important to us? Professor Rudi van Aarde has answers to these questions.

Have you ever had a sighting all to yourself? Jasper Hulley was lucky to witness a cheetah kill and had the scene all to himself!

Charles Dagnall of Cape Town spotted this 'tattooed' lion in the Kruger Park. Do you have any images of animals with special markings?

Encircling the town of Graaff-Reinet, Camdeboo National Park is an excellent base from which to explore the area. Clarissa Hughes won a stay at the park's new Lakeview Tented Camp. She spent four days there and says each one was filled to the brim with activity.

Following a successful two years the Flower Beach Camp hosted in the Namaqua National Park is once again open for bookings.

Areas in and around the Kruger National Park experienced heavy rainfall in January 2013. Several of the park entrance gates, camps, roads and other facilities were closed following the floods, but many have reopened.

South African National Parks (SANParks) is offering special 40% discounts to short notice online reservations for accommodation and camping at Bontebok and Camdeboo National Parks, and at Glen Reenen Rest Camp in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.

The SANParks Honorary Rangers of the Highveld Region launched an initiative to restore the various heritage sites in Kruger National Park. By Lizet Kotze

Heading for the Garden Route from Cape Town? The perfect pause awaits at Bontebok National Park, a peaceful pocket just off the N2. By Ron Swilling