Elephants translocated in conservation effort

African Parks is leading the translocation of up to 500 elephants from Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve to Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve.
African Parks is leading the translocation of up to 500 elephants from Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve to Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve.
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One of the world’s largest elephant translocations began last month in Malawi. Since then, 150 elephants have made the 350 kilometre journey to their new home, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve.

Up to 500 elephants are being translocated from Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve in southern Malawi to their new home not far from Lake Malawi.

Other animals, including sable, waterbuck, zebra, kudu, eland and warthogs, are also being translocated, all with the goal of repopulating Nkhotakota.

African Parks, which is leading the translocation, plans to collar 35 of the first 250 elephants to monitor them. Collars will be attached to 10 bulls and the rest to matriarchs.

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