Africa Wild

Well done RP !
Might very well qualify for listing on Aat's Tuskers of Africa.

I know a 100% look alike called Shepene.

If I am not mistaken it is Dzuweni.
Fantastic sighting.

Intwandamela "on the hoof" before his death.

Hi all, The Tusker Intwandamela recently died naturally on private land on the Western border of the Kruger Park. What is of interest is the size of his tusks bearing in mind that he was sub-forty years of age. I attach the Elephants Allive FB report on his death :- We’ve received an incredible a ...

Hi all,
Thanks Aat and all others that made contributions recently, good to be kept up to date with tusker info - all info and photos are outstanding.

I also want to use the opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a awesome tusker of a 2023 !

Great to see some activity here !

Just for the record, Wide Satao died on 14/12/2021 and in the Tsavo Trust monthly report for December 2021the following tusk weights are reported :-

Left - 105 lb (47,6 kg)
Right - 117 lb (53 kg)

Thanks for posting Lisbeth - Wide Satao was certainly a remarkable bull but nature must follow its coarse.
Sad to see him go.

Hi Lizbeth, I think you relise that captive breading will have ensured the continued existence of the Northern White Rhinoceros and I think you are viewing Lion captive breaders in too a simplistic way. The captive breeders are much more diverse than that. Another fact is that hunting is here to ...