On Safari: Herd Management
No single person has a more challenging job at the reserve than the game warden.
His role is to maintain healthy populations that remain diverse. Every so often, this includes the introduction of a new species into daily life on the savannah.
Above all, the warden must placate the king of the savannah, the Goldenbeast.
An incompatible introduction could result in a messy disaster.
The Poodleot Incident, for example, left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. It was a mistake the game warden will not make again.
Our warden decides to attempt the introduction of a large herbivore instead, the Laboceros.
As placid and stoic as she is, the Laboceros is large enough that she is not intimidated by the boisterous Goldenbeast.
He pounces.
She stands.
He charges.
She waits.
He devours.
She grazes.
The warden and the Goldenbeast come to an understanding. The new symbiosis is a good one.
