Community members discovered a bull elephant stranded in the thick mud of a well in Kenya’s Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, dehydrated and afraid, and rapidly mobilized to free him.
The elephant was parched and happily accepted the water supplied by the rescuers. The parched elephant drinking the water was captured on camera by the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
The elephant’s life was saved thanks to the efforts of the Lewa Conservancy, the Northern Rangelands Trust, Save the Elephants, and a group of locals. One of those assisting in the rescue recorded images and video of the amazing rescue. To watch the video, simply click on the image below.
To pull him out, he needed 100 litres (25 gallons) of water, a lot of digging and pulling, three automobiles, and the entire village behind him. “The joint crew succeeded to pull him out and he walked away after four hours,” the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy wrote.
On Instagram, Batian Craig wrote, “Once two thirds of the way out, he was darted to let us to remove all the straps that we had secured to him.” “The remaining rope was looped behind his head and fastened to his tusk to help him get to his feet after he was brought around.” He removed the last rope with his trunk immediately after taking this image.”
On Facebook, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy remarked, “The confidence this dehydrated and scared wild animal showed in his rescuers was beyond remarkable.” “Thank you to everyone who assisted!” The enormous bull elephant was seen the next day and was doing well, according to rescuers.
