Addo Elephant
National Park
Southern Africa (Eastern Cape)Designated in 19311,640 km²
Created to save the region's last 11 elephants after an extermination campaign in 1919-1920; today there are over 600
Area
1,640 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1931
Declared in 1931, Addo was created to protect the last 11 surviving elephants of the Eastern Cape region, after a government extermination campaign commissioned in 1919-1920 from the hunter Jan Pretorius to remove the elephants that were coming into conflict with local farming, and which killed more than 100 animals before public protest brought it to a halt. Today the population is over 600 elephants, one of the greatest recoveries of the species documented on the continent.
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Addo Elephant: 20 documented species
Mammals15Birds5
Threatened:,,,,,
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in South Africa, where Addo Elephant lies.
SavannahDesertMarine / coastal
Experiences in this park
SafariDiving and snorkellingBirdwatching
Nearby dive sites
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244 km away
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