Category: Elephant
Elephant calf gets a happy ending
Our STS team in South Africa are quick to assist an Elephant calf with an injury. The calf is trailing behind the herd, indicating an injury. The rangers believe the calf has an injury on the side of his head.
We assisted the local veterinarian who proceeded to dart the calf from the helicopter, and once down, the calf was stabilised and examined.
The little male Elephant calf seems to be in a good condition and it turns out the injury is not too severe. With the herd watching, somehow knowing that these humans are here to help, the antidote is administered. The calf woke up and trotted off to rejoin his family again.
This is one happy ending for the little Elephant calf, who will hopefully go on to live a full life. With the countless poaching incidents our STS vets witness, it is nice to see happy endings like these, which makes the work we do more manageable.
While this case is fairly straight forward, many are not. Thank you for your continuous support.
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