“A new study in the journal Biology Letters reports that elephant herds with the oldest females will likely be more resilient as climate change brings more frequent and intense droughts to the African savanna. Researchers found that during a 1993 drought in Tanzania, fewer calves died in two herds whose females were older than a third herd.” - globeandmail.com
“The ministry of Environment and Tourism has urged people in the Kavango, Caprivi and Erongo regions to beware of elephants when moving around at night.” - allAfrica.com
“The drought has so far killed at least 60 hippopotamuses in Kenya’s wildlife sanctuaries. The animals — the third-largest living land mammals, after elephants and white rhinos — need large quantities of water or mud to cool bodies, which can weigh up to 3,2 tonnes.” - Mail & Guardian Online
“Elephants are now fleeing the park - the invasion of livestock combined with harsh drought driving them away.” - BBC NEWS
“The worst drought for 22 years in Kenya’s lowlands is forcing wild animals out of game parks and on to farmland, where they risk being shot to protect scant crops.” - Telegraph
