“The Knysna elephants, made famous through the books written by Dalene Matthee, were thought to be on the verge of disappearing from the forests around the Southern Cape Town. But recent research indicates that a small elephant population still occupies the area and their numbers are increasing.” - SABCnews.com
“Leading scientists have told government that there is no evidence to suggest the need for a large-scale reduction of the elephant population in the Kruger National Park. Ten scientists met with Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the environmental affairs minister, in Cape Town to debate concerns around the rapidly increasing elephant population.” - SABCnews.com
“Ten of the world’s leading elephant scientists are to meet in Cape Town on Wednesday to debate the future of South Africa’s elephants.” - SouthAfrica.info
