South Africa has more elephants today than at any point in the last century, which makes it a conservation success story with a catch. Poaching accounts for less than 0.01% of elephant losses here, so the real pressure isn’t guns or snares. It’s space. No new elephant properties are coming online, reserves from Madikwe to KwaZulu-Natal are at or past capacity, and smaller populations are already managed with contraception. This page covers where South Africa’s elephants live, how they’re managed, and what happens when a population outgrows the land meant to hold it.
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Elephants in South Africa
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Hotspots for Elephants in South Africa
