By Dr Kristine Meise | Project Manager
Shumba, our 33-year old community vehicle, has been with us since 2015 and she and our Community Officer Mankind Molosiwa have done a great job providing the farmers in the Boteti region with mitigation materials to prevent elephant crop-raiding during the farming seasons. However, she developed numerous problems over the last few months which made it too costly to maintain her in the long run. We therefore had to make the decision to replace her.
Our new team member is Wendy, named in honour of the main funders mother. We wanted to show her off in her new role, out in the field with the elephants. Unfortunately, this has not been possible due to the Covid-19 restrictions we have been facing over the last months. Thankfully a couple of the elephants which frequently pass through camp took an interest in her, so we could get some great pictures.
We are grateful to all those that donated; we now have a good reliable vehicle to keep our staff as safe as possible when out in the field. We look forward to many new adventures as we unravel the mysteries of male elephant ecology and integrate this knowledge into our Community Coexistence Program to support the communities living alongside the elephants of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. We will, of course, keep you updated on our achievements along the way.
Best wishes,
The EfA team
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