WANDERING ELEPHANTS HOME.
After five years' wandering the herd of elephants belonging to the National Park at Addo in South Africa, have been shepherded home. The elephant 3 broke away owing to the drying-up of their water hales in the park, and when they paid their calls on the neighbouring farmers they did not meet with the welcome they expected as State elephants. Neither did they behave as select members of a National Park, for their tempers became vicious an<l their habits grew cunning. The water holes at Addo were re-established, and then tho ranger, Mr. Trollope, went forth to seek his errant charges. Ho had no easy taek, and with his companions had to penetrate dense bush and cross broken country on their trail. His patience and skill were put to a severe test when he did succeed in tracking down the herd, but by the use of no more harmful weapons than Chinese crackers and the smoke of burning tar he manoeuvred the elephants into such a position that {.heir only course was to run hard for their old quarters.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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182WANDERING ELEPHANTS HOME. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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