Drowning in Mud: Dramatic Rescue of Mother Elephant and Calf
The mother elephant screamed as the vortex of muck in Kapan Safari Park sucked her and her terrified calf deeper and deeper. The local elephant herd tried to drag the pair out, but the desperate pachyderms, already exhausted from their struggle, had already sunk too far into the rapidly drying pit of mud.
That's when a team of wildlife authorities from the South Luangwa Conservation Society, along with staff and tourists at the Kapani Safari Lodge, stepped in to help.
CNN is reporting that the team slipped a rope around the calf's trunk and eventually pulled her out, although the tyke was "terribly frightened and wouldn't leave her mum’s side."
According to The Mirror, rescue team member Rachel McRobb echoed the beliefs of many conservationists when she said unless man is responsible for the suffering of wildlife, Mother Nature should be left to her own devices. "However," McRobb added. "Every rule has an exception. We simply could not stand by and watch them struggle and slowly die."
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