Three days apart, the mother elephant wrapped her trunk around her lost calf—tears glistening, as if whispering, “I’ll never let you go again.”

This is the emotional moment a mother elephant cuddled her calf with her trunk as they were reunited days after the youngster was separated from its herd.

The calf was fortunate staff were able to locate its family with drones, as they had walked 2.5 miles.

A calf and its mother lie together three days after the baby was separated from the group

Wardens found the elephant wandering alone and sent out drones to locate the herd

The missing calf was some 2.5 miles from its family and was in clear distress

The elephant (pictured behind its mother) was driven back to the herd and reunited