Collaring elephants is highly technical. Darting an elephant with a tranquiliser, from a helicopter in the often thick South African bush, requires an experienced veterinary team and skilled helicopter pilot. Teamwork is key, as you can see in this videoclip of Kilimanjaro’s (Mondzweni) recent recollaring. This was taken after the elephant had been darted, and the pilot Gerry McDonald is manoeuving the helicopter to ensure that the elephant stays in a relatively open area. Following instructions
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To dart an elephant, “you need very good helicopters and you need exceptional pilots.” South African National Parks veterinarian Dr. Peter Buss explains more about the process in this video, part of our series on helicopters in Kruger National Park. | Vertical Magazine
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🐘 ELEPHANT DARTING 🐘 Last week we took part to an elephant darting with our volunteers to replace a faulty collar of this elephant cow. Initially, the collar was placed last year to be able to better monitor the elephant herd and habituate the animals to the presence of the vehicles as it was fairly challenging to approach them to observe them and collect data on their behaviour, whereabouts, births, changes in the herd dynamics etc. ~~~~~~ The morning of the darting, the @leo_africa headed ou
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Treating injured wild elephants begins with a dart! You’ve probably seen posts of elephant treatments in full swing, the supersized patient lying recumbent and dozing peacefully as veterinary team works their magic. But what about the crucial step that must take place in order for treatment to commence? Here’s a peek behind the scenes. Anaesthetising an elephant from the ground ranges from tricky to impossible: As easily as an irate patient can charge the team, they can also vanish into the bush
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