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Giant Work

The tracking collar had come loose during the intense movement of the operation. The team adjusts it and fixes it in place, all the while the truck must move forward to get the elephant out as soon as possible. Captured during an elephant rescue and translocation in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Date Taken: 01.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: tembe, South Africa
Copyright: © Wiktoria West