Kruger National Park: current estimates of mammals living in the park

South Africa's Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica recently announced that the wildlife population in Kruger is increasing. Mediaclubsouthafrica.com, brand South Africa media service, is also reporting about it and published a list of estimates, calculated between 2008 and 2009, of mammal populations living in Kruger National Park.

Big Five:

• Lion: 1 700
• Leopard: 1 000
• Elephant: 13 573
• White rhinoceros: 12 158
• Black rhinoceros: 627
• Buffalo: 37 462

Mammals:

• Cheetah: 200
• Wild dog: 350
• Spotted hyena: 2 000
• Burchell's zebra: 20 868
• Hippopotamus: 3 000
• Warthog: 2 316
• Giraffe: 7 091
• Crocodile: 1 600

Antelope:

• Eland: 300
• Roan antelope: 50
• Sable antelope: 325
• Greater kudu: 8 045
• Nyala: >300
• Bushbuck: >500
• Waterbuck: 5 000
• Reedbuck: 300
• Mountain reedbuck: 150
• Blue wildebeest: 8 963
• Tsessebe 160
• Impala: 127 788

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