Why Kenya's new railway makes way for the Elephant

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Channel: Euronews Next · 2016 · Science & Technology

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A veterinarian with a tranquiliser gun is the only hunter in this Kenyan wildlife reserve. The quarry is a female elephant in "Tsavo National Park":http://www.tsavopark.com/. His shot will have to be sure; there is little time to waste with the mother's calf next to her, waiting.

This elephant is one of 10 in the park that are being fitted with radio tracking collars - five males and five females.

It is a joint project between the Kenya Wildlife Service and the ONG "Save the Elephants":http://…
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