It was all hands-on deck to off-load the 350kg of precious cargo at Kaindu airstrip
A CHARTER jet takes aboard an unusual trunk in its cargo hold — an elephant called Bupe.
The ten-month-old was abandoned by his mum for five days in the wilderness.
Bupe the baby elephant was rescued from certain death after he was abandoned by his motherCredit: ANNA TOLAN/GRI
He was taken to Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust nursery in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
The flight took nearly two hours and it was all hands-on deck to off-load the 350kg of precious cargo at Kaindu airstrip.
The resilient beast was taken to Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust nursery in South Luangwa National Park in ZambiaCredit: ANNA TOLAN/GRI
The rescue flight took nearly two hours
Game Rangers International are urging people to sponsor baby Bupe