The animal may be the last of its kind in the West African nation
Conservationists have captured footage of an animal so rare in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park that some refer to it as a “ghost elephant.” But footage collected from a trail camera placed by Panthera, the global cat conservation organization, has shown a male recently. The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a rare sight in the park and Senegal in general—the individual may even be the last one in the country. “If this was found to be the case, we will assess the feasibility of translocating a herd of females into the park so as to found a new breeding elephant population in Senegal,” Panthera’s West and Central Regional Director Philipp Henschel told Newsweek.
