Check out our photo gallery of the capture and relocation of an elephant family to their new home, the Blue Canyon Conservancy near Hoedspruit in Mpumalanga.
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Members of the capture team are awaiting confirmation from wildlife veterinarian Dr Douw Grobler to enter the site where he has spotted the family group of elephants. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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Dr Douw Grobler (left) and Stefran Broekman monitor the elephants after the darting procedure was completed, to make sure they are asleep. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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Lights out! The sleeping elephants are ready to be transported. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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Dr Douw Grobler and his team wait for the transportation vehicles, so the elephants can we loaded. Dr Grobler monitors the elephants' breathing. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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Heavy load! The first elephant is being loaded onto the truck before being transported to the awaiting transport truck for relocation. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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Upside down! Another sedated elephant is being loaded onto the truck. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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Free again! The elephants arrive safely at their new home in the Blue Canyon Conservancy near Hoedspruit, Mpumalanga. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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The matriarch of the elephant family explores her new home at the Blue Canyon Conservancy. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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A young elephant takes the first steps in her new home. (Trevor Kolk, Jordan Properties)
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