land mines
zooillogix | July 18, 2007
Elephants migrating into Angola seem to have learned how to avoid land mines, according to an article in National Geographic. During Angola's long and gruesome civil war, thousands of elephants were slaughtered. Since peace has returned, so have the pachyderms.
Specifically, the elephants are making their way back to the Luiana Partial Reserve in the Cuando Cubango province. When they first began their migration, scores of elephants had their legs and trunks "blown off" by such mines, causing long, painful deaths. Quoted in the article however, Michael Chase, the head of Elephants Without…