BPC CEO adopts nine elephants after Dukwi tragedy

Freak accident: Nine elephants died of electrocution last months PIC: FACEBOOK
Freak accident: Nine elephants died of electrocution last months PIC: FACEBOOK

Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) chief executive officer, Stefan Schwarzfischer, has adopted nine baby elephants, following the electrocution of a group of elephants near Dukwi last month.

Nine elephants died on September 18 after they pushed past electricity poles on their way to a water pond. A 33kV power line sagged and electrocuted the elephants as they passed, killing eight instantly, and a ninth a short while later.

In the wake of the incident, Schwarzfischer, a long time conservationist, has announced his adoption of nine orphan baby elephants at a park run by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. The CEO adopted the orphan elephants in Kenya, as Botswana does not have nurseries for baby elephants because the country’s world-renowned protection of the species has rendered such programmes unnecessary.

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