Mourning a Matriarch

One of the trail cameras at Thuma Forest Reserve in Malawi caught a tragic incident. A matriarch of an elephant herd had been killed for her tusks. In the video link below you will see the reaction of her loyal herd. Despite this tragedy, there’s good news. Elefence recently funded the completion of the solar electric fence surrounding Thuma Forest. The purpose is twofold: safeguard the people from crop raiding elephants: and safeguard the elephants from ivory poachers. Today, there is ZERO poaching of elephants at Thuma Forest. And Zero human-elephant conflict of the surrounding villages of Thuma. The video is only 2 1/2 minutes long but contains a powerful message.

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