To hopefully settle the dust surrounding Boswell, please see statement below. Please be assured a full report will be posted, together with photos, once the task has been completed: “As you are all aware Boswell was collared in November 2014 as part of the filming of the Last Great Tuskers. In addition to the intention of the documentary to raise awareness of the plight of elephant in and around our protected areas the purpose of collaring was two-fold: 1. To prevent the bull being shot by “legal” hunters on the boundaries of the park – which has all too often been the fate of some very familiar Mana Bulls in the not too distant past. In this regard the DG of Parks has categorically stated that collared elephant are off-limits and may NOT be shot by hunters. 2. To monitor the movement of the animal, especially through the wet season. The collar is constantly amassing good data that will help not only with monitoring and research but also in applied conservation to inform security deployments as the animal (and others) move(s) in and out of less secure areas on a seasonal basis. That the collar is somewhat tighter than is comfortable for the bull is indeed a problem about which the vet team is acutely aware and concerned and, without any excuses, they have been back in to address this but were unable to dart him as he was sticking to some particularly thick jesse with a harem of cows. He has recently emerged back out onto the flood-plain and the team will deploy once more within the next few days.”
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:33:52 +0000
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