Elephants or marula trees? A plant ecologist’s uneasy view from the Kruger Park
Daily Maverick | 15.01.2026 03:16
Elephants are steadily reducing the number of mature marula trees in the park, while regeneration has all but collapsed due to browsing from other herbivores. By allowing their numbers to remain at current levels we are choosing short-term comfort over long-term ecological integrity.
