Pictures: Elephant Underpass Reuniting Kenya Herds

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/pictures/120516-african-elephants-underpass-migrations-animals-science/?source=hp_dl2_news_elephants20120518



An African elephant approaches an underpass beneath the busy Nanyuki-Meru road in northern Kenya in a recent picture.

The first of its kind for elephants, the underpass will ideally provide a safe corridor for the large mammals to move throughout the Mount Kenya region (map), where highways, fences, and farmlands have split elephant populations, according to Geoffrey Chege, chief conservation officer of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a Kenya-based nonprofit.

Without the underpass, animals that try to move between isolated areas often destroy fences and crops—leading to conflicts with people. (Related pictures: "'Ghost Chili' Scares Off Elephants.&quot

Since its completion in late 2010, the underpass has been a "tremendous success"—hundreds of elephants have been spotted walking through the corridor, according to the conservancy.

[hlthe2b]

1. Yeah! Score one for the elephants...

[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. Yes! What you said!

[irisblue]

3. totally cool!

and i'm sooo sorry that a trollish political party has stolen their image

[allan01]

4. re:Pictures: Elephant Underpass Reuniting Kenya Herds

bsby elephant wak, from the movie hatari

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5. Fabulous! Nt

[allan01]

6. re:Pictures: Elephant Underpass Reuniting Kenya Herds

brilliant. see u wing nutters , people in other countries do care about the environmet, as do many here .

[Rhiannon12866]

7. K&R! This is so cool!

What a wonderful idea and it does show what can be done if people care enough. Wish I could share this with my grandmother. She spent time in Kenya and was fascinated by the people and the animals. Thanks so much for posting...