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Herd of 30 KwaZulu-Natal elephants escorted to safety away from the community

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Herd of 30 KwaZulu-Natal elephants escorted to safety away from the community

  • Thirty elephants who wandered hundreds of kilometers from their game reserve into a residential area were led home safely
  • The animals were found near Esidakaneni, and their towering presence terrified residents
  • A joint effort by NGOs resulted in the recovery and re-herding of the large animals back to the game reserve

Tebogo Mokwena, op Short news journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, reported on accidents, fires, outbreaks, natural and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business news for seven years.

A herd of 30 elephants from the Maweana Game Reserve was driven back to Mawana from KwaZulu-Natal
30 elephants from Pretoria were driven back from KZN. Image: Henk Bogaard
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KWAZULU-NATAL – A herd of 30 elephants that wandered far from home were safely returned to their origins.

Elephants roam around Tshwane

Good news dude reported that the majestic animals, which came from the Mawana Game Reserve in Tshwane, traveled all the way to a community in Esidakaneni. KwaZulu-Natalwhere they were found in a residential area. Their presence worried community members.

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Several NGOs, including the Humane Society International/Africa (HSI/Africa) and Wildlife Warriors Africa joined forces to herd the animals back to their game reserve. The NGOs used drones to drive them back and were monitored throughout the journey. A helicopter was also dispatched to facilitate the process of driving them back.

NGO relieved

Senior Wildlife Director for HSI/Africa, Dr Audtrey Delsink, said they were relieved the situation had been resolved without anyone being injured.

“We were relieved that our efforts to reduce human-wildlife conflict and potential damage to the Mawana elephant herd and community this week were successful,” she said.

However, she said the elephants could have been driven back to Mawana months ago when the NGOs submitted proposals.

Guide saves group from attacking elephant

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In a related article, Short news reported that a tour guide then showed heroism he saved them from an attacking elephant.

In one TikTok video of the incident, the group was on safari when an elephant approached. The elephant suddenly started charging towards them. The safari guide took a chair, yelled and screamed at the elephant, trying to stop it from its terrifying attack.

Source: Kort Nieuws