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Tag Archives: elephant
they know about us
I feel small, vulnerable, almost insignificant before the penetrating stare of this beast who passes before me. Our eye contact is unnerving. I am ashamed that so many of my brothers have found sport in the killing of these magnificent … Continue reading
walk with an elephant
A report of an aggressive elephant prompted Shell Gabon to call on a veterinarian from Port Gentil to assess the health of the elephant in question. He is called Tchibanga by local Smithsonian scientist Mireille Johnson, a specialist studying … Continue reading
Assala elephants
Arriére-arriére! Vite! Stacey whispered nervously as first one, then another, finally six elephants burst from the forest edge onto savanna 30 meters before us. We hardly knew they were coming. A wisp of breeze through the leaves at the edge … Continue reading
In spite of humanity.
In spite of all the obstacles put in their way. In spite of the hunting. In spite of the poaching. The snaring. The harassment. In spite of slash and burn agriculture, the cutting of their habitat. Elephants continue to call … Continue reading
scheduled for execution
Reports have been circulating about an elephant being aggressive toward residents in Yenzi. Rumor was, this elephant had a wound to the side of his head. Unfortunately, both accounts may be true, and I got a call to make some … Continue reading
one elephant at a time
In what would have been an idyllic scene not uncommon in Gabon, an elephant crosses a savanna near the coast. A closer look reveals a snare constricted around the left foreleg, causing severe pain, infection, limited mobility, immeasurable suffering, and … Continue reading
its a circus out there
Wednesday I was fortunate to go for a walk with the visiting circus from Holland. Giel, Piet and Jan Pier came into the forest with me to check my camera trap. It had been raining heavily the previous day so … Continue reading
April 26
April 26 6:15am We are minutes late to intercept a herd of seven forest buffalo as they cross the primary savanna in front of us. With a gallery between us, we run, hoping to find them at the … Continue reading