Chobe National Park contains an "infestation" of elephant and large game. I had a chat with a park ranger and he's trying as hard as he can to allow people to "cull" (ei. butcher, slaughter, or poach) as many elephants as they want in order to control the populations. Even if this were allowed, he predicts it would take 15 years to reduce the population to a healthy level. The park may be destroyed completely without a significant culling, but environmental groups in Europe and abroad have "successfully saved the animals" from culling. He was very much a park ranger who hates environmentalists. Cool chat.
I went on a boat cruise up the Chobe River. Saw some Hippo - the cutest of all potbellied animals. It was pleasant, but overcrowded. Picture shows Nile croc, Hippo, and Elephant herd.
I hope this to be my last safari for some time. I have done this. Time for a new pass-time. Should have picked a better place to chill out than Kasane.
I went on a boat cruise up the Chobe River. Saw some Hippo - the cutest of all potbellied animals. It was pleasant, but overcrowded. Picture shows Nile croc, Hippo, and Elephant herd.
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