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What kills elephants at waterholes in Zimbabwe?

By Chris M Foggin, Laura Rosen, and Patricia Pritchard
Backed by Jon Ritchie, Matija Mazi, Joseph Dudley, Thomas Scott, Michael Mudd, Simon Lonau, Annette Roug, Ann Early, Kristen Rasmussen, Liz Mudd Rosen, and 71 other backers
Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust
Zimbabwe
EcologyMedicine
Tax Deductible
DOI: 10.18258/16857
Grant: Wildlife Disease Association Challenge GrantGrant: Wildlife Disease Association Challenge Grant
$4,858
Raised of $4,828 Goal
100%
Funded on 9/30/20
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  • Ali Gordon-Creed
    Ali Gordon-CreedBacker
    Fantastic...can’t wait for updates
    Oct 02, 2020
  • Peregrine L. Wolff
    Peregrine L. WolffBacker
    This is great! Looking forward to hearing about their results.
    Sep 21, 2020
  • Liz Mudd Rosen
    Liz Mudd RosenBacker
    So happy to be a part of this exciting project. How lucky the elephant population 🐘🐘🐘 is to have such a dedicated team working to solve this issue. Congratulations and best of luck to all of you!!!
    Sep 21, 2020
  • Katherine Wood
    Katherine WoodBacker
    Go out and save some lives 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
    Sep 21, 2020
  • Anna McCann
    Anna McCannBacker
    I so hope that you find the cause and that steps can be taken to avoid further problems.
    Sep 05, 2020
  • Billy Lyle
    Billy LyleBacker
    Really hope you have a break through, great work.
    Sep 04, 2020
  • Breda McGuigan
    Breda McGuiganBacker
    I hope they can find a solution quickly.
    Sep 03, 2020
  • Heather Anholt
    Heather AnholtBacker
    Hello team, It is nice to see another project based in Africa! This is a fantastic idea, and I'm looking forward to following along with your work via experiment. Good luck! Hezy
    Sep 01, 2020
  • Laura Rosen
    Laura RosenResearcher
    Hi Hezy, yes, great to see your project in Malawi! Thanks for your support and good luck as well!
    Sep 02, 2020