Meet John, the Elephant Who Lives With Villagers in Katunguru

 

(Posted 18th October 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

Tracy Mildred, Nile Post (Uganda), October 16, 2025
When people talk about elephants in Uganda, the imagination often runs wild—beasts roaming the savannah, trumpeting through thick bush, or playing hide-and-seek in Queen Elizabeth National Park. But tucked away in Katunguru village is a different tale. Here, the star attraction is no ordinary elephant. He has a name. He has a personality. And, more strikingly, he has neighbours. They call him John.
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