PROPOSED TRANSLOCATION AND RE-WILDING OF AFRICAN SAVANNA ELEPHANTS FROM HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL PARK, UNITED KINGDOM TO GOLINI MWALUGANJE CONSERVANCY IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT

Summary

This document outlines a plan to re-wild 13 African elephants from a captive environment in the UK to a natural ecosystem in Kenya. The challenge involves the complex logistics of translocating the elephants while ensuring their welfare, maintaining family bonds, and integrating them into a new environment to enhance local conservation and genetic diversity. The approach involves air transport, careful training, and phased release, with significant community engagement and environmental impact mitigation measures, currently in the planning and assessment phase.

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