A good illustration of Botswana’s pristine nature and thriving
wildlife is that it’s the world’s elephant capital. “Botswana has about a
third of Africa’s elephant population,” And the
neighbouring Chobe National Park holds about a third of that.”
The Chobe National Park borders the Okavango Delta to the northeast and leads onto the Chobe River. “In the dry season, Chobe has about sixty to seventy thousand elephants on a 50 km stretch of river,” “It’s remarkable, you can see thousands of elephants in one afternoon interacting around your boat, swimming across the river with their trunks acting as snorkels.
The reason for the large number of elephants is that Chobe acts as a sanctuary for them as Botswana is surrounded by countries where hunting and poaching have occurred in the past. Elephants are very smart and remember which places are safe.
They’re almost like the refugees of the natural world because they’re not moving into areas they should be moving.” The Chobe riverfront was once only a part of a series of ancient elephant migration routes but civil war in Angola and the Namibian War of Independence saw elephants falling victim to poaching. Despite the unrest having eased, Botswana still acts as their haven.
Credits : Blog Rhino Africa
The Chobe National Park borders the Okavango Delta to the northeast and leads onto the Chobe River. “In the dry season, Chobe has about sixty to seventy thousand elephants on a 50 km stretch of river,” “It’s remarkable, you can see thousands of elephants in one afternoon interacting around your boat, swimming across the river with their trunks acting as snorkels.
The reason for the large number of elephants is that Chobe acts as a sanctuary for them as Botswana is surrounded by countries where hunting and poaching have occurred in the past. Elephants are very smart and remember which places are safe.
They’re almost like the refugees of the natural world because they’re not moving into areas they should be moving.” The Chobe riverfront was once only a part of a series of ancient elephant migration routes but civil war in Angola and the Namibian War of Independence saw elephants falling victim to poaching. Despite the unrest having eased, Botswana still acts as their haven.
Credits : Blog Rhino Africa
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