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