Nandi Mgwadlamba, spokesperson for SANParks, said the elephant was first spotted two weeks ago by Siviwe Nondobo, one of SANParks rangers, who was out to collect dung samples for their scientist Lizette Moolman van der Vyver working on the Knysna elephant and other terrestrial mammals.
“On his way there, he first saw a caracal and then later Oupoot herself.”
Field workers from Mountain to Ocean then also saw the elephant on Wednesday, March 9 and took photos and a video of her.
”SANParks’ confirmation of the presence of one elephant in the Knysna forest does not mean the others are not there. It is suspected there are between one and five elephants. The location of their whereabouts cannot be disclosed.”
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