Elephants

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Jens Cullmann: " How to explain an elephant rescue in ten images? ?

On one of my walks in the bush I found two elephant babies and a elephant cow stuck in the mud at a drying out pool in Mana Pools National Park. I went to the park reception to report it. Coincidentally a crew from @action4ifaw and @wildislife_zen were in the park to dart/help another elephant. They went first to the elephants I found. With the great help from Dave @mwinilungasafaris , Steve @camp_mana and a group of Czech park visitors, we were able to free the babies. Both babies had injuries. They were bitten on trunk and ears, one tail was bitten off and an insure on the abdomen. All probably caused by hyenas. It was very hot, the calves were totally stuck in the mud, dehydrated and exhausted. But we managed to get them out in a few hours.
As there was not much hope for the mother of one of the two babies and the mother of the other baby was not to find, the decision was made to fly them out in an elephant nursery. As far as I know now, both babies are doing well. They are already or will come to a place near Victoria Falls, were they join a heard of elephants with similar histories. Long term aim is to release them in the wild again when old enough.
Big thanks you to all the people who helped and I probably have forgotten to mention!
Now you saw, what I do in the bush, when I don’t take pictures ? "

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