https://www.muzungubloguganda.com/conservation/mary-elephant-entertainer-extraordinaire/ Uganda & East Africa Travel blog Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.muzungubloguganda.com/conservation/mary-elephant-entertainer-extraordinaire/#comment-1042 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:11:45 +0000 https://www.muzungubloguganda.com/?p=571#comment-1042 […] Charles is unlikely to live back in the wild now, although relocation to a protected reserve is possible. He’s happy with his human companions and carers and loves running around and playing (he cries loudly if he is left on his own!) He has become ‘habituated’ (used) to human contact which, back in the park, could make him an easy target for poachers. Last year Mweya’s famous elephant Maria was poisoned, showing that animosity towards elephants is commonplace. Maria was a habituated elephant too, see R.I.P. Mary – elephant entertainer extraordinaire […]

]]> https://www.muzungubloguganda.com/conservation/mary-elephant-entertainer-extraordinaire/#comment-239 Sun, 29 May 2011 03:26:54 +0000 https://www.muzungubloguganda.com/?p=571#comment-239 A very sad tale, wished we’d met her last year.

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