episode description
We start with a brief look at the plight of elephants in Namibia - the decline in their numbers and the reasons for it, like farmer-elephant conflict situations. In an effort to track their movements and thereby try to reduce human-animal conflicts 6 radio collars have been donated end these have to be fitted. Rudie and Marlice join officials from the Department of Environment and Tourism, and others in the Kunene region of Namibia to dart and collar six elephant cows. Rudie's fly's the spotter plane to look for elephant herds, once he finds a herd he radios a helicopter that flies in. The vet darts a cow from the helicopter and Marlice who heads the ground crew rushes to the location to assist the vet with the collaring. We follow the ground crew, the helicopter and Rudie in this exciting adventure.
