The group of elephants in the Mukwe area, seem to have gone back to the islands in the Okavango River or back to Angola, however the wounded one apparently has remained behind...shot by local villigers who felt threatened, even though both MET and Bruno Martins warned locals not to shoot at them. Mark Paxton has reported this to Bonniface at MET, in charge at Rundu, after reporting it to Colgar Sikopo yesterday. It would seem the reluctance of the herd to return to the islands and Angola was because they did not wish to leave the wounded one behind.....heart breaking for elephants, however we need to remember these elephants are in a densely populated communal area, including Andara hospital, Mukwe Traditional Authority centre, local homesteads that are not elephant proof....human elephant conflict is never easy to solve
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:41:37 +0000
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