Major Pretorius’ big elephant hunt

One of the saddest chapters in the history of the Addo elephants involved Major Pretorius’ big hunt of 1919/20. After nearly 200 years of being hunted for their ivory, there were only about 140 elephants left in the Addo region by the early 1900s. Growth in agriculture in the region led to conflict with elephants […]
Caught on camera: What an elephant wants, an elephant usually gets

Caught on camera in Addo Elephant National Park. An African elephant sneaking under a fence and back again.