one elephant was dragging a leg..
Category: Uncategorized | Date: May 08 2008 | By: admin
Thanks for every ones comments on the cause of death in my previous post… The only unusual thing we found was that one of the Elephants was dragging a leg.. Every one is suggesting poison, poaching etc… But about 6 years ago we had possibly a similar thing where quite a few young elephants died of septicemia, it usually started with a swollen leg, and it was during the rainy season again.. Lets hope we can find the problem.
In the last month there has been an out break of tribal fighting between the Turkana and Samburu, and there has been a massive migration of people from the west of the the Milgis Trust base which is unfortunate.. There are quite a few guns with all these people so we have to be very vigilant.. If we hear shots we are immediately on the case… most of the time it is target practice..
Tags: elephants, Milgis lugga, Milgis Trust, poaching, Samburu, Turkana, wildlife poison
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5 Responses to “one elephant was dragging a leg..”
Paula, on 08 May 2008
In Amboseli and Tsavo we often saw elephants with septicemia - caused by snares, spear heads, arrowheads and bullets! It’s all the same - poaching
Annie, on 08 May 2008
I would rather they die of natural causes than poaching….hope the other elephants will be ok! Thanks
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 17 May 2008
Helen, thanks for your kind email. Please stay safe.
Wendy Wright, on 30 Jun 2008
Thabk you for your e-mail, Helen.
Love to you all. x
Marion Peters, on 12 Nov 2008
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