Starving pachyderms in poor condition will be euthanased in the short-term and some of the 1600 population could also potentially be culled in the longer term
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Having too many elephants in a reserve harms the entire ecosystem, Nel said. “I think Madikwe has shown what can happen if you pass that threshold.” The NSPCA said its team observed signs of overgrazing and poor veld management. “Outside Madikwe’s fence line is an abundance of nutritional vegetation, a stark comparison to what Madikwe has to offer the animals within the confines of the reserve.”
During another inspection on 3 December, two more elephants were euthanised by the NSPCA’s veterinarian. A flight over the reserve showed more dead animals, including a giraffe lying in water. Two white rhinos in poor condition were also seen, it said. “Obviously, we drastically need to reduce the numbers to bring us back to a situation where the system can properly recover and we can have those big trees, all of those things, coming back,” he said.
He said the necessary documents had been completed and were on their way to the minister. “We’ll see how the process unfolds.”
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