A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km: An elephant successfully translocated by SAN Parks from Kruger National Park to Addo Elephant National Park. Author suppliedThe translocation of wild animals is becoming an increasingly important conservation strategy and is happening more and more frequently around the world. The Australian Wildlife Conservancy has … [Read more...] about A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km | The Conversation
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Protecting Elephants
Protecting Elephants: Protecting Elephants: What began as a conservation-focused effort has branched out to include commercial operations conducted near Cape Town International Airport in South Africa, with daily patrols by unmanned aircraft thwarting thefts of equipment and property from railroads, a steel mill, and other industrial operations. In Botswana, flight operations … [Read more...] about Protecting Elephants
SA News: Where Female Elephants Without Tusks Roam — and Poachers Stay Away
Where Female Elephants Without Tusks Roam — and Poachers Stay Away: ADDO, South Africa — Through the narrow slit of the underground hide in front of the water hole, an African morning revealed itself. The sun painted the earth orange. A lion stepped out of the bush and a small herd of perfectly camouflaged kudus ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Pityana on Ramaphosa: … [Read more...] about SA News: Where Female Elephants Without Tusks Roam — and Poachers Stay Away
Ancient DNA changes everything we know about the evolution of elephants | The Conversation
Ancient DNA changes everything we know about the evolution of elephants: Paleoloxodon antiquus has been extinct for 120 000 years. By Apotea (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsFor a long time, zoologists assumed that there were only two species of elephant: one Asian and one African. Then genetic analyses suggested … [Read more...] about Ancient DNA changes everything we know about the evolution of elephants | The Conversation
African Elephant’s eye (Loxodonta africana)
African Elephant's eye (Loxodonta africana) Image by berniedup Maloutswa Pan Hide, Mapungubwe NP, Limpopo, SOUTH AFRICA This Limpopo South Africa image was automatically curated and published with WP Robot plugin - CLICK HERE to learn more about WP Robot for Wordpress - a massive time and money saver. Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel. … [Read more...] about African Elephant’s eye (Loxodonta africana)
