More Game Capture Pics From Zululand, South Africa
Here are some more pics, this time from a black rhino capture ops for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Black Rhino Range Expansion Project.
A Russian owned MIL-8 helicoper normally used for fire fighting ops was used to lift the 1000Kg rhinos out of the Wilderness areas,where there are no roads and no motorised transport is allowed.
Pilots are Richard Brodie and Anatoly ?, and flight engineer is Peter.
MIL-8 just after landing in the bush near the darted rhino to drop off the ground capture team who have gone to prepare the rhino for lifting ...
Rhino in the net on the ground in Imfolozi Game Reserve just before lifting ... Mil-8 taking up the slack ...
MIL-8 cockpit - Pilots Richard Brodie and Anatoly on route overhead the Imfolozi Wilderness to where the rhino has been darted ...
MIL-8 just preparing to lift the darted rhino from an open grassland in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Eastern Shores wilderness area ...
Sedated black rhino in the net ... Mil-8 transitioning to forward flight on route to the Eastern Shores temp base ....
Pilots, rangers and ground crew the Mpila Camp soccer field in Imfolozi Game Reserve ... overcast Wx ... checking all equipment before first flight ... note very clean
(brand new) net (didn't stay like that for long!) ...
Cheers till next time ... more to be posted later ...
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