{"id":1634,"date":"2024-09-29T23:22:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goeggit.com\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2024-10-04T21:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:10:54","slug":"4-million-gps-data-points-wwf-study-reveals-elephant-migration-corridors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goeggit.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/29\/4-million-gps-data-points-wwf-study-reveals-elephant-migration-corridors\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Million GPS Data Points: WWF Study Reveals Elephant Migration Corridors"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new study co-authored by World Wildlife Fund, Ecoexist, and Elephant Connection, reveals the largest ever GPS tracking database of elephant movement across Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

Published September 9, 2024, in the Journal of Applied Ecology<\/a>, the analysis is based on approximately 4 million GPS locations logged from nearly 300 tagged elephants and their associated herds traveling throughout the world\u2019s largest land-based transboundary conservation area, the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA<\/a>), between 2009 and 2023.<\/p>\n

What is KAZA?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2011, Angola, Botswana, Namibia<\/a>, Zambia and Zimbabwe committed to collectively manage a valuable and biodiverse 106 million-acre, or 200,000 square mile region, nearly the size of France, allowing the movement of wildlife across international boundaries between protected areas, to improve dispersal opportunities and increase their chance of survival.<\/p>\n

The Zambezi, Kwando, and Okavango<\/a> rivers flow through the region. Woodlands, wetlands and grasslands provide critical habitat for lions, wild dogs, and the planet\u2019s largest population of savanna elephants.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the KAZA vision is the premise that conservation of the region\u2019s rich natural resources can be the economic driver of a region, resulting in thriving landscapes where wildlife and communities coexist.<\/p>\n

These countries converge in the Kavango and Zambezi river basins<\/a>, creating a vast conservation and ecotourism destination. KAZA includes several national parks and natural wonders like the Okavango Delta and Victoria Falls.<\/p>\n

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Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What are the benefits of large-scale transboundary collaboration?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Transboundary collaboration and the creation of wildlife corridors like KAZA offer numerous conservation benefits:<\/p>\n