Posts Tagged ‘Africa’s elephants’
LIFE OF AN ELEPHANT
Africa. Sprawled across this continent are vast savannahs, seemingly endless deserts, and impenetrable rain forests. Each region is dotted with a unique array of wild animals, from elusive leopards to the delicate, gazelle-like bongo. However, roaming throughout every African ecosystem is one constant: the elephant, which makes its home in every type of landscape. As filmmaker and elephant expert Cynthia Moss shows in THE ELEPHANTS OF AFRICA, elephants are all over the continent. While the celebrated savannah elephants of Kenya and other parts of East Africa draw thousands of tourists to the local parks, this group makes up only a portion of Africa’s elephants. Read the rest of this entry »
DOUG’S VISION LETTER OF ELEPHANT
Accompanying Jabu, Thembi and Morula on their daily foraging expeditions has given me plenty of time to ruminate. Watching them play, feed, mud-bath and interact – I wished all elephants could be as secure and happy.Reflecting on the unusually harmonious relationship we have with our elephants, it concerned me how differently from myself most rural dwellers living in elephant range experience elephants.Knowing that the majority of Africa’s elephants live outside of protected wildlife areas, the enormous importance of the relationship between people and elephants became obvious to me. Having seen how effective the trio are in creating an understanding of elephants with international visitors, I felt there must be a way we and our elephants could help relieve tension between villagers and elephants. Read the rest of this entry »