Elephants return to Mount Elgon side of Uganda after four decades

 

(Posted 19th May 2026)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

Benjamin Jumbe, Mongabay (U.S), May 18, 2026
According to monitoring with tracking collars by the Mount Elgon Foundation (MEF), last year at least 60 elephants crossed from Kenya into the Ugandan side of Mount Elgon, a vast volcanic mountain that straddles the border, returning to a part of their natural range where they’ve not been seen for over 40 years.
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