Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Our World on Tuesday

For collaring an elephant you need a helicopter and a vet with excellent aiming skills.


Success! Now we have about 20 minutes before this giant animal wakes up again.



Attaching the collar is no mean feat.
The collar is used to provide continuous monitoring of the elephant's movements.


A little stick keeps the sedated elephant's trunk open for breathing.


Time to take off before the elephant and his friends are going after us.









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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    Oh how wonderful and so very exciting!! More please!

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  2. eileeninmdApril 7, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Amazing photos, what happened to the elephant?

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  3. GattinaApril 7, 2015 at 5:36 PM

    How interesting and what photos !!

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  4. carol l mckennaApril 7, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    Fascinating post and photos ~ Love elephants ~ Hope this helps keep them safe!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  5. fim.worksApril 7, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    Unglaublich, was du auf deinen Reisen anstellst! Ich habe gerade einen Film über Grzimek gesehen und kann mir jetzt lebhaft vorstellen, was ihr erlebt habt. Das letzte Bild ist klasse geworden!!

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  6. Fun60April 7, 2015 at 10:03 PM

    Let's hope that these collars play their part in keeping them safe.

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  7. Little Wandering WrenApril 8, 2015 at 12:13 AM

    I'm so pleased you got to join with this, the amazing up close photos of the elephant, the stick in the trunk... the fly in, fly out... amazing. What a trip!
    Wren x

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  8. Spare Parts and PicsApril 8, 2015 at 12:33 AM

    Really interesting post, thanks for sharing!

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  9. UnknownApril 8, 2015 at 3:19 AM

    Wow! This is just so cool.

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  10. Jill HarrisonApril 8, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    Wow it sounds like you are having an amazing experience with the elephants. Happy travels and thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog this week.

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  11. HalcyonApril 8, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    How amazing to be part of this!

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  12. CatherineApril 8, 2015 at 9:48 PM

    Such an incredibly amazing experience! It's heartening to know what's being done to save the elephants... I still can't get over how close you get to be to all the wildlife in Africa! Wow!

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  13. ValerieApril 8, 2015 at 11:23 PM

    What an extraordinary experience you've had - thank you for sharing it with us (and for dropping by my blog). Wishing you safe travels.

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  14. Katrin KlinkApril 10, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Das wäre für mich Horror pur - das also machst Du im "Urlaub"? Tolle Fotos sind allerdings ein definitiv besseres Souvenir als Elfenbeinschnitzereien!

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