As promised yesterday, here the photos of the elephant sighting we had a couple of days ago. On one of the photos you can catch the tiny little elephant baby, the newest arrival. Maybe 1-2 months old or so. The herd is very protective of their little ones, and so they shield them as much as only possible. Great news for the reserve, and an adorable sight for our guests! We are looking forward to seeing him (or her?) grow up in the next years. Our elephant herd has grown nicely, from an initial 9 animals to now about 15, if I am not mistaken, so that’s great as a conservation effort and success. The reserve is now so large (36,000 acres), with ongoing discussions to hopefully enlarge it even further in the future, that there is plenty of room for the elephant herd to grow in size. As a matter of fact, it is estimated that we need about 50-60 elephants to keep the vegetation in check, so there is plenty of scope for more. What an exciting future.
