The Greater Addo Elephant National Park: Information And Wildlife Lists!

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The Addo Elephant National Park was founded on the 13th of June 1931 with only 11 African Elephants in the reserve. It was a very big mission to keep these large mammals in the boundaries of the park. The African Elephants were fed oranges to try and keep them from wandering off onto neighbouring farms but this did not work! Until one day in 1954 where the Addo warden Graham Armstrong erected a unique "Elephant proof" fence. This game fence that consists of tram lines, lift cables and strong wooden poles is well known today as the Armstrong fence. Thanks to the efforts of the Addo warden the African Elephant population increased and they are now being translocated to all areas of the newly proclaimed Greater Addo National Park. To add to that Addo has one of the most densest populations of Elephants on this planet and incorporates the largest field of dunes in the Southern Hemisphere.

The main section of the Addo Elephant National Park is close to the towns of Paterson and Addo in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and is a wildlife haven. Addo is one of the most well known conservation areas on the African continent and more people learn about what a struggle it was in the early 1900's to proclaim this park and protect the Elephants. Addo is also home to the only disease free Buffalo in South Africa. These Buffalo are the original Cape Buffalo and have been separated from other subspecies of African Buffalo for a long time. Addo's Cape Buffalo are more nocturnal than the African Buffalo, they also appear smaller and they posses larger sets of horns. Another animal that is not well known but is famous in Addo is the flightless Dung Beetle, an amazing insect! Black (Hook-Lipped) Rhino are found in Addo too amongst many other amazing wild creatures, trees, flowers and spectacular vegetation.

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The Greater Addo National Park consist of more than 360 000 hectares (ha.) and is made up of five (5) different biomes, from Fynbos to Karoo. There is also a marine section that is some 120 000 hectares large. This unbelievable wilderness area also boasts the Big Seven: African Lion, Southern Leopard, African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhino, Great White Shark and numerous Whale species.

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