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Nature 448, 860-863 (23 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448860a; Published online 22 August 2007

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Africa conservation: Making room

Emma Marris1

  1. Emma Marris is a reporter for Nature based in Columbia, Missouri.

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Elephant populations are soaring in some parts of Africa. Emma Marris discovers there's no single way to fit them in amid the people.

The car creeps towards the left as the driver tries to get as close as possible to the group of elephants foraging at the road's edge. The elephants walk silently, communicating in companionable purrs.

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