{"id":19978,"date":"2022-09-21T13:40:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=19978"},"modified":"2022-11-07T15:49:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:49:20","slug":"elephants-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/2022\/09\/21\/elephants-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephants on the move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">Family herds darted for transport to new national park home in Malawi<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image alignwide size-large article-in-image photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/20220720-MW209916_preview-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-20538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/20220720-MW209916_preview-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/20220720-MW209916_preview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/20220720-MW209916_preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/20220720-MW209916_preview-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/20220720-MW209916_preview.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">MOVING AN ELEPHANT IS A complicated business \u2013 first you have to locate the animal in a remote area, sedate it via a dart shot from a helicoptor, then use a crane to lift it onto the back of truck.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Consider, then, the effort and logistics involved in July when African Parks and partners translocated 263 elephants between Liwonde and Kasungu national parks in Malawi. The move took place to ease pressure caused by the growing elephant population in Liwonde, which is a relatively small park surrounded by human settlements. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Translocations \u2013 African Parks has also moved lions, rhinos and cheetahs in the past \u2013 tend to be to parks where wildlife populations have been diminished but are now safe enough to repopulate, thanks to better management of security and community relationships. Operations of this size might look chaotic but are anything but, instead meticulously planned to ensure the long-term wellbeing of every elephant family. <\/p>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-a3810a97-658b-4b49-9603-a5abd30f8b20\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left article-subhead has-ccp-primary-light-color has-ccp-primary-dark-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-primary-light-color\">MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/Layer-0-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-20668\" width=\"115\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/Layer-0-15.png 459w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/Layer-0-15-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><em>\u201cIt all happens very quickly\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\">For Swedish photographer Marcus Westberg, the main challenge of photographing an event like this was that, \u201cYou have zero choice when it comes to location and light, and it all happens very quickly\u201d. Westberg\u2019s usual preference for \u201cclean, minimalist\u201d shots goes out the window as he tries to do his job in the midst of a huge team effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">Photos: PORTRAIT: BARRY PEISER; ELEPHANTS: MARCUS WESTBERG <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family herds darted for transport to new national park home in Malawi 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