NK DEC 11

Elephant ( Loxodonta africana )

I found this tusker visiting NK in the logs, dated 26 Oct 2007.

sept 04 2010  DIFFERENT   ANIMAL

EAR   DIFFERNET

SEPT 26

Elephant ( Loxodonta africana )

CAM PIC OF THE DAY  BY HANNEKE

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VIDEO  0F ELEPHANT   POSSIBLY THE SAME ANIMAL

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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS ANIMAL HADT ITS TRUNCK CAUGHT

IN A SNARE

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE  OF OBSERVATION AT A PAN

Mapungubwe National Park when he noticed a young elephant that had part of its trunk missing. And then he noticed another. And another.

"Out of the herd of 67 animals no fewer than four were missing part of their trunk, most likely as a result of injuries caused by wire snares," says Van Aarde, who is the director of the Conservation Ecology Research Unit at the University of Pretoria.

"A short while later a second herd of 84 came in and I counted at least three more missing parts of trunks."

The wire snares, set by poachers

SEPT 09  2009

half to 1/3  trunk missing

MORE CAM PICS TAKEN ON NOV 16 2010

AT E.P. PAN

Do we know this ellie?

It has a hole in it's ear

The ears are quite tattered

I found this tusker visiting NK in the logs, dated 26 Oct 2007.

Africam

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NKORHO   -  ELEPHANT PLAINS

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~

Monday 18th May 2009 | 06:21:26 pm

At Nk we have 2 electrified wires about 5 feet high around the camp to keep the Elephants out. Nkorho is one of the properties in the Sabi sands that border right on to the Kruger park, +/-800m from our Lodge, and there is no fence between us and the Kruger park.

Have a great day

Ernst

SKEWY - PHOTOS BY  PENNY (2)

kru-kab bowser b.c. wrote:

HOWZIT - TO  NKORHO RANGERS

CAN YOU GIVE US ANY NEW( OR OLD INFO)

ON  SKEWY -

AGE :50- 55 yr more or less

up-date - vet said he was over  63 years old

and leg was deformed since birth (march 24-2009)

edit -update

AREA   HE   ROAMS: Guest has seen him at Skukuza and we have seen him at EP area aswell

IS HE A LONER OR TRAVELS WITH OTHER BULLS : He travels a lone these days he use to have a youngh bull with him

I READ HE HAD  CRIPPLED BACK LEG

TRUE-      If I remember correctly the left back side

CAUSE OF DEFORMED TUSK  -  IF KNOWN : Deformed from birth that could explain the deformed back leg  as welll

THANK YOU   BARRY

ELEPHANT  KNOWN AS  ** SKEWY  **

he has a skewed/deformed right tusk and a crippled left hind leg.

Good Evening

At Nk we have 2 electrified wires about 5 feet high around the camp to keep the Elephants out. Nkorho is one of the properties in the Sabi sands that border right on to the Kruger park, +/-800m from our Lodge, and there is no fence between us and the Kruger park.

Have a great day

Ernst

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~

tembe  -  test cam

Sunday 17th May 2009 | 08:17:57 am

wow   thats a tusker

TEMBE  CAM  LOCATION - google earth