Rogue elephant prompts unusual warning from US embassy in Rwanda

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2005

KIGALI (AFP) — The aggressive behavior of a rogue elephant in a Rwandan wildlife preserve has prompted an unusual warning from the US embassy in Kigali, normally more concerned with threats posed by humans.

The embassy said visitors to Lake Ihema in northern Rwanda's Akagera Game Park should take extra security precautions because the rogue beast that was becoming increasingly violent.

"Recently, this elephant has displayed more aggressive behavior towards visitors to the point that actual charging and physical contact with vehicles has occurred," it said in a notice to US citizens in Rwanda released Thursday.

"No injuries have been reported, but as recently as last week this elephant severely damaged an occupied vehicle," said the notice, a copy of which...