Blog posts tagged as Elephant Monitoring

Suni and Big Tuskers on Tembe

Tembe is home to some of the largest Elephants (Loxodonta africana), referred to as big Tuskers. Another special feature of Tembe is the occurrence...

Elephant Breeding Herd sniffs us out!

The basic unit of elephant society is a stable family group of closely related adult females with young of various ages. Each herd is usually led by...

Elephant monitoring in Mkhuze Game Reserve

The conservation volunteers and I have spent the last couple of weeks finding Mkhuze Game Reserve's elephants in order to count them, sex them and...

Why Wildlife ACT Monitors Endangered Species in South Africa

Why does Wildlife ACT monitor endangered species? This question is asked regularly during our monitoring sessions and is key to understanding the...