Research led by University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa - Fencing-in of Botswana elephants could explain why 350 elephants died in one area

Title:

Fencing-in of Botswana elephants could explain why 350 elephants died in one area, reveals UP-led study

By:

Prof Rudi van Aarde /story by Primarashni Gower

Published:

University of Pretoria (UP), 25 January 2021

https://www.up.ac.za/research-matters/news/post_2948402-fencing-in-of-botswana-elephants-could-explain-why-350-elephants-died-in-one-area-reveals-up-led-study

From the article:

An international study led by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Rudi van Aarde suggests that the mass die-off of 350 elephants in one area of northern Botswana last year could be attributed to the fencing-in of these animals.