Knysna Elephants

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Originally posted by Bushbaby
The Central African forest elephant is a confirmed sub-species now and is also critically endangered so intermixing with the existing blood would be a big no no.

Thats sort of why it might be a good idea to establish a herd elsewhere away from the Congo and the wars, etc. And it's unlikely that the few remaining elephants in Knysna will be able to cause too much problem to the Congo strain - assuming they translocate enough of them. Of course, the vegetation differences are a problem, but surely one that could be sorted with the usual acclimatisation process.

Then again, who'd want to pay that sort of money for an operation that size and expense?