He 's helped save a rhino 's life , spoken at major tech conferences , won several awards and created an online community of thousands of users -- and he is just 16 years old . Teenager Nadav Ossendryver is the founder and developer of Latest Sightings , a crowd-sourcing website that provides real-time updates on animal sightings in Kruger National Park , South Africa 's largest game reserve . Founded in November 2011 , the site harnesses the power of social media to enable Kruger visitors to share the whereabouts of animals with other holidaymakers , thus increasing their chances of spotting the diverse wildlife that 's populating the vast park -- from lions and cheetahs to leopards and elephants . Read : New monkey discovered . `` WOW ! What a way to end the day ! ! 3 lioness and 9 cubs ! Thank you for this wonderful page , '' reads one comment posted on Latest Sightings . `` YOU ARE A LEGEND ! ! Thank-you ! Thank-you ! Most amazing experience at Kruger ... Wild Dogs SO close ! ! '' says another . It all began last year after one of Nadav 's numerous visits to the world-famous Kruger , a stunning wildlife haven stretching out over 7,500 square miles . `` Whenever we came here I used to beg my parents to stop every car passing and ask them what they 'd seen , '' remembers Nadav , who is currently a grade 10 student . `` After a while they got irritated , so I was thinking , what 's an easy way of getting people to share their sightings without having to stop every car ? '' When he returned to his Johannesburg home , the bright teenager put his mind to the task and after two weeks of non-stop work he created his first wildlife-tracking iPhone app . A little over a year later , Nadav says , the crowd-powered site has grown to win fans all over the world , helping wildlife enthusiasts enhance their safari experience . `` All together on Facebook , Twitter and the website , we 've got over 33,000 people , '' says Nadav . `` When I started I thought I wo n't even get 100 people . I never thought they 'll be more than 100 people that like Kruger enough to actually follow the sightings but now there are 33,000 people , it 's just unbelievable . '' Read : Last of the bush trackers on the trail of a dying art . Nadav remembers the case of an American couple visiting Kruger on a mission to see a leopard for the first time in their lives . The solitary , elusive cat is one of the most difficult animals to spot in the wild , but thanks to the site , Nadav says , the couple got lucky on their first day at the park . `` People go there for years and do n't even see a leopard and they saw two leopard cubs in one day , '' he says . `` They said they could have gone home that afternoon and still be so happy . And when they got home finally , they told all their friends of how they had such an amazing time in Kruger . '' But while members can report movements of any wildlife whilst scanning the open savannah , there is one animal whose whereabouts is banned from the site . `` We do n't ever share rhino sightings because of the poaching , '' explains Nadav . `` It 's a huge problem , there 's poaching more or less every day . '' Rhino poaching rates have soared in recent years in South Africa -- according to the country 's officials , more than 450 rhinos have been killed this year . Latest Sightings carries telephone numbers where people can directly report rhino poaching , says Nadav , who encourages his followers to keep an eye out for hunters . Earlier this year , he was informed by a member about an injured rhino caught in a poacher 's snare in Kruger . Nadav immediately passed on the details to a park ranger in order to prevent the animal , which was bleeding around its neck , from becoming an easy target for hunters . The ranger rushed to the scene and managed to save the stricken animal . `` If you see any suspicious activity then you can share it to us and we create awareness , '' says Nadav . Read : Wildlife puts Tanzania on the tourist map . The 16-year-old schoolboy , who wants to pursue career in IT in the future , was born in Israel in June 1996 and moved to South Africa when he was eight years old . Like many teenagers , he also loves soccer and tennis and plays drums in his school band . His remarkable feats have not gone unnoticed by the world -- Nadav has held meetings with Google executives and has been invited to speak about mobile applications and the internet at some of the biggest technology events in the continent , including the Tech4Africa conference . His numerous accolades include being named the youngest virtual honorary ranger from SANParks , South Africa 's national parks service , as well as an eco ambassador for the Endangered Wildlife Trust . Looking ahead , Nadav says he 'd like to expand the service to other game reserves so that he can improve the wildlife safari experience for tourists and help protect endangered species . `` I love every second of it , '' says Nadav . `` I just love knowing about all the sightings , seeing and helping animals especially , creating awareness , trying to end poaching and learning more about Kruger -- I love every single second of it . ''
Nadav Ossendryver , 16 , has created wildlife-tracking website Latest Sightings . It uses crowdsourcing to gather information about animals in Kruger National Park . The website has grown to have over 33,000 members , says Nadav . Hide Caption 1 of 6 Photos:Wildlife: