AFRICA’S LARGEST FEMALE ELEPHANT DIDA DIES IN KENYA

Thu 03 November 2022:

At the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, Dida, a magnificent female elephant who was between 60 and 65 years old, passed away from old age. Dida, who flourished on the Kenyan grasslands and was reputed to be Africa’s largest female tusker, came to represent the enhanced status of her species in African wildlife.

Dida displayed her long tusks and tough tusker skin for both visitors and Kenyan residents, living far longer than was typical for an elephant in the wild.

“She died from natural causes due to old age having lived a full life,” the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) informed on Twitter while attaching the images of now deceased tusker.

A matriach has rested 🐘

We are saddened by the death of Dida who was possibly Africa’s largest female Tusker and a Matriarch residing in @KWSTsavoEast National Park. She died from natural causes due to old age having lived a full life to about 60-65 years old. pic.twitter.com/914FMPKLoF

— Kenya Wildlife Service (@kwskenya) November 1, 2022

“Dida was a truly an iconic matriarch of Tsavo and a great repository of many decades worth of knowledge. She shepherd her herd through many seasons and challenging times. She served as both the subject to various documentaries and an iconic tourist attraction,” Kenya Wildlife Service added.
Environment conservation group Tsavo Trust pointed out that Dida was “a true embodiment of an iconic cow (female elephant)”.

Dida will be even better remembered by the many generations of elephants in Tsavo, according to the group’s Facebook post, “who will benefit, for years to come, from the lessons they learnt as they watched their matriarch pass her careful judgment.”

Dida’s death “due to old age” occurs as Kenya experiences its worst drought in 40 years, endangering both human and animal survival. According to a UN assessment published on October 23, over 90% of water supplies in some areas had dried up.

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