I could not get on line yesterday to share with you the great news that Pula met his first wild herd yesterday and spent a couple of hours with them. He made friends with B528, and they sparred for ages. It was lovely to see him with them, greeting and sparring. Magic
1 Comment posted on "Pula in the big wide world"
Candice Wexler on May 21st, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Kate, Just got caught up with your postings and it was lovely to hear about the elephants, esp Pula, and your work. Look forward to more news and will pass on your site to some friends. 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.
