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Kevin Robertson is back on the again to talk with us about elephant conservation. As always, he has some great stories to share with us and we dive deep into another touchy subject when it comes to elephants. You’re going to learn what the real deal is about elephant populations in Africa and what the future holds for us if we keep going down the path we’re on now.
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What We Covered
1) Story demonstrating how intelligent elephant are and how they can communicate over long distances.
2) A brief overview of elephant: what they are, where they live, how big they get, and their natural history.
3) How much an elephant will eat on a daily basis.
4) Why elephant populations are increasing in parts of Africa and how current numbers compare to what they used to be.
5) What can happen to the environment when elephant populations get too high.
6) Why contraception and relocation are extremely difficult or impractical means of dealing with elephant overpopulation.
7) How long elephants live and the cause of death for most elephant.
Sponsor
I highly recommend purchasing a copy of Kevin Robertson’s book The Perfect Shot II if you think you might want to hunt in Africa one day for almost any species of game, to include leopard. This was a revolutionary book when Kevin first published it back in the late 1990s. It’s still an incredibly useful resource, especially the updated edition that’s currently in print.
If you have an upcoming hunt in Africa or if you’re just dreaming about hunting in Africa one day, then you NEED to buy this book and carefully study what he has to say. The information inside it is invaluable and reflects Kevin’s decades of hard earned experience as a professional hunter in Africa. If you pay attention to what he has to say and use the book as a guide to prepare for your hunt, you will increase your odds of success, reduce the chances of something going wrong, and have more fun over there.
Plus, the book is just really interesting and entertaining. You’ll learn all about hunting the most popular species of game in Africa; buffalo, leopard, lion, elephant, hippo, crocodile, and most of the really popular species of plains game from southern Africa like kudu, impala, wildebeest, etc.
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