As we continue to rebuild the herds out there and to bring the species back from a point where it was on the brink of extinction 120 years ago, it really requires that it end up on the dinner plate, for the ranchers to have the incentive to bring the animals back.

That shows that our deer herds continue to do well.

They've gotten to the point they don't want to rebuild.

Mkhaya's herd is a good-sized group - sixteen in all, counting the calves - and even though they are the largest land mammals on earth, they are not always easy to find. Elephants, it runs out, are surprisingly stealthy.

You don't want it to continue the way it is, to become unbearable to the point where it affects him, it affects his performance, and it affects my sleep patterns at night and my friendly, sunny personality. Then, you have to start thinking about: Would [he] be better off if he'd go someplace else?

I think it would be in our best interesting to have only one rebuild at that point to ensure equal performance or equipment,