Elephants get GPS (Mozambique)
Dumbos get GPS (Mozambique)
Independent Online
June 30, 2008
Maputo - A female elephant and her group in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park will be tracked via satellite, state media reported on Monday.
The daily Noticias said the operation, carried out with the assistance of South African veterinarians, was introduced as a substitute to the traditional radio collaring of elephants to track their movement.
The operation lasted 45 minutes and involved treating the animal with antibiotics and fitting the device, the paper said.
Carlos Lopes Pereira, Gorongosa's conservation director, said the movement of the elephant would be monitored twice a day through satellite information sent to South Africa, which would then be routed to the park via cellphone messages or e-mail.
In Mozambique elephants regularly enter into conflict with humans in their search for grazing or water.
The Mozambican government recently authorised the army to shoot "problem animals" after the number of people killed by crocodiles, elephants and lions increased. - Sapa
Article at the following link:
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=nw20080630143410169C125677
Independent Online
June 30, 2008
Maputo - A female elephant and her group in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park will be tracked via satellite, state media reported on Monday.
The daily Noticias said the operation, carried out with the assistance of South African veterinarians, was introduced as a substitute to the traditional radio collaring of elephants to track their movement.
The operation lasted 45 minutes and involved treating the animal with antibiotics and fitting the device, the paper said.
Carlos Lopes Pereira, Gorongosa's conservation director, said the movement of the elephant would be monitored twice a day through satellite information sent to South Africa, which would then be routed to the park via cellphone messages or e-mail.
In Mozambique elephants regularly enter into conflict with humans in their search for grazing or water.
The Mozambican government recently authorised the army to shoot "problem animals" after the number of people killed by crocodiles, elephants and lions increased. - Sapa
Article at the following link:
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=nw20080630143410169C125677