National Geographic - USA (2019-12)

Zakouma National Park
CHAD
This park, a region of
grasses and acacia in
southeastern Chad, lost
more than 90 percent of
its elephants during the
century’s first decade,
mostly to mounted ban-
dits ( janjaweed) from
Sudan. AP took over
management in 2010,
and now the elephants
feel safe enough to
disperse more broadly
and produce an abun-
dance of calves.