Report from the bush - the bull elephant B12 is back in the area and hanging out with the ‘A’ herd. The ‘A’herd is the first herd I got to know and are really comfortable with our presence. They usually come into the area once a year and this year the female, Amarava, has introduced us to her new calf. I am not sure the sex of it at the moment, but needless to say it is very cute.
3 Comments posted on "The A herd is back"
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL on May 7th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Wonderful news on this baby elephant, lifts our spirits for sure! Have you heard anything more on the proposed culling of elephants there?
Lucia Cristiana, Brasil on May 8th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I loved your job. why didn’t my previous comments appear? Congratulations for your great, hard and passionate work. Thanks.
Chris U. on May 9th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Hi Kate….this is Chris U, I was at Abu in Spet 06…I’m glad to see you bloggin’ and I look forward to keeping up with the latest ellie news… Post a comment
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Hi, I am Kate Evans, or more commonly known as Elephant Kate. I am a zoologist whose great love is elephants. Since 2002 I have been living my dream by researching elephants in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I decided I was going to be an elephant researcher when I was seven. I was living in Asia at the time and visited the elephant orphanage in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was there that I made up my mind I was going to work for these majestic and intelligent animals. I made a promise to an elephant and we all know an elephant never forgets!!!! It took me 20 years to finally realise my dream and start my life as an elephant researcher. It was 20 years well spent and now I have to pinch myself most days to make sure it is true and I am living my dream.
I now head up a team who are researching the elephants and trying to work out the social and ecological needs of the largest remaining population of the African elephant. From time to time, other team members will add their thoughts and experiences.
I love sharing my experiences - so I hope that this blog is a medium through which you will be able to join the elephants and I on our adventures in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
