Reasons for overpopulation at Majete National Park

• strict enforcement of anti-poaching laws

• successful breeding

Problems caused by elephant overpopulation

• greater competition, causing hunger for elephants

• damage to in the park

The translocation process

• a suitable group of elephants from the same was selected

• vets and park staff made use of  to help guide the elephants into an open plain

• elephants were immobilised with tranquilisers

- this process had to be completed quickly to reduce

- elephants had to be turned on their to avoid damage to their lungs

- elephants' has to be monitored constantly

- tracking devices were fitted to the matriarchs

- data including the size of their tusks and was taken

• elephants were taken by truck to their new reserve

Advantages of translocation at Nkhotakota Wildlife Park

•  opportunities

• a reduction in the number of poachers and

• an example of conservation that other parks can follow

• an increase in as a contributor to GDP