Conservation workers, who normally have a policy of leaving nature to fend
for itself as much as possible, could not sit by and let a mother elephant
and her calf die horribly from being stuck in a mud lagoon.
Here Is Their Remarkable Rescue Story. Enjoy :)
The family herd desperately tries to help the stricken mother and calf as
they lie in the lagoon.
The mud dries quickly making their mistake harder and the window of time
for rescue much shorter.
Workers managed to slip a rope under the baby before the hard work of
pulling her free begins.
The team of workers from South Luangwa Conservation Society pulls the calf first, avoiding the mother's thrashing trunk.
A couple of attempts are made to release the youngster but it wants to stay with
its mother and goes back, getting stuck once again.
The calf appears to be calling for help while her mother appears resigned to her
fate.
Some would argue that rescuing the mother and baby meddles with the natural order.
Although the calf appears to be almost free of the drying mud pool, she looks back
to her mother.
Shouting and waving frantically, the team tries to deter the youngster
from returning to its mother.
A final attempt is made to pull the calf further away from its mother.
Finally there is some joy as the ropes are removed from the calf elephant
after it is pulled clear.
A cousin from her herd calls to her and she makes a dash for freedom.
The focus then turns to the mother elephant who is becoming tired
after struggling for so long,
Manpower would not be enough to pull the adult elephant from what
would have been a muddy grave.
After an inch by inch struggle, she senses freedom
and starts to scramble through the mud once more.
She cries out for her baby and the herd who are waiting for
her just beyond the trees.
A little weak and wobbly, she makes her escape to the delight of everyone who helped.
After the long struggle, the mother makes a dash towards her calf and waiting family.
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