Kruger National Park in the 1950s

This article outlines a timeline of major events occurring within South Africa's Kruger National Park from 1950 to 1959.

1950

• July - A Zambesi shark, Carcharhinus leucas, was caught at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers.
• November 19 - Ranger Nyokane Shilobane shot dead by poachers near Malelane.

1953

• November – The construction of Orpen rest camp starts. After completion in 1954, it replaced the old Rabelais rest camp and entrance gate.

1957

• December 10 - Major James Stevenson-Hamilton, warden of the Sabi Game Reserve and the Kruger National Park (1902 - 1946), dies at the age of 90 in White River.

1958

• September 22 - Ranger Johannes Maluleke murdered with an axe near Punda Maria. The three poachers responsible were arrested and convicted of murder.

1959

• April - Mahlangeni ranger post, situated at the confluence of the Groot Letaba and Klein Letaba Rivers, opens.
• September 28 – An outbreak of anthrax rapidly spreads throughout the area north of the Letaba River. 101 carcasses, mainly kudu, are found and burnt before the epidemic ends in November 1959.

See also

• History of the Kruger National Park
• The Kruger National Park in the 1960s
• The Kruger National Park in the 1970s
• The Kruger National Park in the 1980s

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