Animal Transportation

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A rhino can be seen with injuries.

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Here the injured rhino has been darted and rangers have to quickly make sure that it does not collapse in a way that can endanger its life. Sometimes darted animals can fall inside a pond and drown or fall in such a way that breathing is hindered. Time is of the essence after darting.

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Once fully sedated and secured, the rhino is being prepared to be lifted into a crate to be moved to a remote vet facility.

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Sometimes elephants will encroach into human areas and have to be darted and relocated.

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A sedated elephant being moved into a crate for translocation.

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Reunited with its herd.

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Rough terrain is normal, and rangers work hand-in-hand with the vet units as well as the aerial units.

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Conditions are not ideal and take a lot of "human power" to move a rhino or elephant.

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A typical "crate" that is used to transport animals. The crate sits on the ground, the animal is loaded inside the crate, and the crate is then hoisted with a crane onto a flat-bed trailer that is pulled by a large truck.

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Here a rhino being translocated is shown inside a crate.

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A sedated giraffe being readied to be moved into a crate.

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A blindfolded, semi-sedated giraffe is being moved into a crate for transportation.

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Here, two blindfolded giraffes are ready to be transported.

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Sometimes whole herds have to be translocated due to overpoaching, drought, or overpopulation. Animals are slowly "chased" and cordoned off so they move into a compound.

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Sometimes whole herds have to be translocated due to overpoaching, drought, or overpopulation. Animals are slowly "chased" and cordoned off so they move into a compound.

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These herds are then guided through a corridor into trucks.

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Helicopters used for guiding animals into corridors and then onto trucks.

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A herd of impalas being translocated.

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Helicopter is used in a harsh environment to pursue and dart injured animals.