Elephant Hall closed

ELEPHANT Hall at Letaba Main Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) will be closed until the beginning of March while the facility is renovated. At present, the Letaba Elephant Hall houses the skulls and ivory of six of the original seven of the KNP’s legendary Magnificent Seven elephants, as well as displays on how elephants evolved as a species. The Hall will receive a new coat of paint and general maintenance as well as the tusks of Mandleve, the largest ivory-carrying elephant yet recorded in the KNP, which died of natural causes in 1993. Added to this is the introduction of large murals, which were prepared especially for the Hall. “We realise that many of our guests that visit Letaba during February will be disappointed not to see this facility, but would like to assure that the new-look Hall will be much better than the present one,” said Ben van Eeden, regional manager for the Northern Business Unit. (Darren Sandras) darrens@nowmedia.co.za