been named the first International Dark Sky Sanctuary in Africa by the International Dark Sky Association. Fracking In December 2015, it was reported in the media that the government of Botswana quietly sold the rights to frack for shale gas in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Reports said it granted prospecting licences for , and – more than half of the Botswanan part of the park – to a United Kingdom-listed company called "Nodding Donkey". The sale was not reported at the time. In November 2015, the company changed its name to "Karoo Energy". In February 2016 Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism refuted these reports saying "There are also no licenses for fracking in the KTP" and "no intention to issue any approvals for fracking in the KTP or any other national park or national game reserve anywhere in Botswana". Gallery See also Gemsbok Kalahari Desert External links South African National Parks website Map of the park Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism website Photography and Safari guide to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park !Xaus Lodge - owned and run by the Khomani San and Mier communities References National parks of Botswana Peace parks Kalahari Desert Protected areas established in 1931 National parks of South Africa Protected areas of the Northern Cape