Elephant translocation

Reasons for overpopulation at Majete National Park

• strict enforcement of anti-poaching laws

• successful breeding

Problems caused by elephant overpopulation

• greater competition for food, resulting in hunger among elephants

• damage to  surrounding the park

The translocation process

• a suitable group whose members belonged to the same  was chosen
• vets and park staff used  to direct the animals towards an open plain

• elephants were immobilised with tranquillisers

• the work had to be done rapidly to limit 
• the animals were placed on their  so their lungs would not be harmed
• their  was checked continuously

• tracking equipment was attached to each matriarch

• measurements of their tusks and  were recorded

• the elephants were transported by truck to the new reserve

Advantages of translocation at Nkhotakota Wildlife Park

• more  opportunities
• fewer poachers and fewer 

• a conservation approach that other parks can copy

• growth in  and its contribution to GDP