Tracking the Eland through the woods to find a clearing where the dart gun could be used.
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He’s down and we’re rushing to get him into a position where his breathing is comfortable, the vet (right behind Guy) will conduct a physical exam as we load it into the small truck, then to the big truck, then to the release point.
This Eland is doing just fine…..
Maybe once in a lifetime will anyone have a chance to touch the tongue of a wild lion…. even asleep….. rough, rear facing, sharp, great for tearing. The owner of this tongue is in the next photos.
Check out the size of the paws on this one…..
Six men could hardly carry this lion to the truck.
One of the smaller lions…
Shiloh, daughter/niece of our hosts, in training for her own wildlife captures……
Day 2: Off we go at 6:30AM to find and capture three female wildebeest that are to be donated to a high school that has its own game farm where they use the resources to train young people for wildlife management skills.
Wonderfully curious animals….. two approached us to within 100 feet while we were on the ground loading some horses into the truck. Just beautiful, just a simple friendly curious look on their faces. We just cannot imagine that their awareness and feelings, or that of the wildebeest, lions, etc., are as shallow as so many people (especially the hunters) would have us believe .
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