Anthrax!
Wednesday 22nd September, 2004STOP PRESS - Cape Times - September
21 2004 at 07:24AM
Anthrax outbreak shuts Chobe National Park - Maun - Botswana's wildlife authorities have closed Chobe National Park to tourists after an anthrax outbreak threatening buffalo and elephant, a spokesman said on Monday. By Friday, game rangers had found the carcasses of 68 buffalo and one elephant in the park, which borders Namibia, said acting district co-ordinator of Wildlife and National Parks, Obert Gwapela. "We have told tour operators they should stop taking tourists into the park until we contain the disease," he said. | more ... (Thanks Roger for sending this to me)
So tragic to be writing about Chobe, just as this bad news is released. Looking at the animal population density in Chobe, they may have a wildfire spread of Antrax on their hands if they are unlucky.
This really brings home the need for these Veterinary Gates scattered across Botswana. This photo was taken on our last day, just before leaving Botswana. At regular intervals you need to drive your car through the 'dip tank' on the left and every person needed to walk through the dip with ALL the shoes they owned. I was thinking at the time that it was bureaucracy gone mad ..... now I understand their vigilance.
[Complete Safari and wildlife photo index]
Anthrax outbreak shuts Chobe National Park - Maun - Botswana's wildlife authorities have closed Chobe National Park to tourists after an anthrax outbreak threatening buffalo and elephant, a spokesman said on Monday. By Friday, game rangers had found the carcasses of 68 buffalo and one elephant in the park, which borders Namibia, said acting district co-ordinator of Wildlife and National Parks, Obert Gwapela. "We have told tour operators they should stop taking tourists into the park until we contain the disease," he said. | more ... (Thanks Roger for sending this to me)
So tragic to be writing about Chobe, just as this bad news is released. Looking at the animal population density in Chobe, they may have a wildfire spread of Antrax on their hands if they are unlucky.
This really brings home the need for these Veterinary Gates scattered across Botswana. This photo was taken on our last day, just before leaving Botswana. At regular intervals you need to drive your car through the 'dip tank' on the left and every person needed to walk through the dip with ALL the shoes they owned. I was thinking at the time that it was bureaucracy gone mad ..... now I understand their vigilance.
[Complete Safari and wildlife photo index]
