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A Fight for Survival
Emergency Intervention for an Injured Hippopotamus In the still waters of a reserve dam, a violent encounter had unfolded. Field rangers alerted Saving the Survivors to a critically injured female hippopotamus—badly wounded after an aggressive clash with a dominant bull. By the time the call came through, she had already endured days of suffering. When … Continued
STS Mozambique free Crash the Hippopotamus from a massive cable snare
STS Mozambique responded to a call for assistance from the head rangers in Maputo Special Reserve to immobilise and free an adult Hippopotamus named Crash from a cable snare. Hippo chemical immobilisation is still “art” in the making. This is due to the complex amphibious life of this mammal and its inherent risks of drowning … Continued