Elewana Needs Help Sighting Warthogs
Kenya’s Loisaba Conservancy recently discovery a previously unknown inhabitant — the Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus). This arid-climate swine is one of Africa’s least studied and most poorly known large mammals. Although described in 1766, confusion concerning its taxonomy resulted in the recognition of only one species of warthog (Phacochoerus africanus). Or “Pumbaa” as it’s known to millions…
