source: bizcommunity.com
A donation of R55 000 has been made by the Amarula Trust to fund a research and training programme on elephant ecology and biology that is focusing on the impact of the elephant population on the biodiversity of the Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) in the Eastern Cape.
The grant goes to the Centre for African Conservation Ecology (ACE) at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth.
The trust has already donated a total of R4.25 million to fund other elephant research under the directorship of Prof Rob Slotow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he is based at the School for Biological and Conservation Studies. His research project addresses the conservation, protection and management of African elephants in their natural environment is active in reserves such as the Pilanesberg National Park, the Pongola Game Reserve, the Makalali Private Game Reserve, the Kruger National Park and the Pinda Private Game Reserve.
The grant goes to the Centre for African Conservation Ecology (ACE) at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth.
The trust has already donated a total of R4.25 million to fund other elephant research under the directorship of Prof Rob Slotow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he is based at the School for Biological and Conservation Studies. His research project addresses the conservation, protection and management of African elephants in their natural environment is active in reserves such as the Pilanesberg National Park, the Pongola Game Reserve, the Makalali Private Game Reserve, the Kruger National Park and the Pinda Private Game Reserve.