#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #Zimbabwe #Kariba #AnimalSurvivalInternational #elephant #News #Journal #Update - The clock is ticking lightning fast to save a BABY ELEPHANT caught in a snare, tightening by the minute!

 

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We’re in a RACE AGAINST TIME to charter a helicopter and purchase medication to save this baby elephant! We NEED YOUR SUPPORT ASAP! Please! Please help by making a donation now! Share Tweet Forward Dear ,  A baby elephant in Zimbabwe’s Kariba region urgently needs your help - and the clock is ticking fast! The Zimbabwe National Parks Authority has been alerted to a baby elephant with a wire snare wound tightly around the top of his leg. Now, together with the Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust (KAWFT), we are working as quickly as possible to help arrange the logistics, specialized equipment and personnel for an emergency rescue operation. We are in a race against time to save a baby elephant’s life! Every step he takes is tightening the device and putting him in greater danger of death. We must urgently raise $7,000 (£5,000) to charter a helicopter and buy medical supplies to dart the baby elephant and remove the snare before it’s too late! Please help by making a donation now! The wound is already dangerously swollen, and vets fear his time is running out! The team at KAWFT saw this baby elephant just five days ago, with no sign of a snare. That means the damage is worsening dangerously fast, and he will soon lose the use of his leg. It is critical that we relieve the swelling and return blood-flow to the leg as soon as possible. Please, donate now so that we can rush life-saving assistance to this injured animal. It will be a dangerous rescue operation, but we are committed to saving this baby elephant! Please help by making a donation now! This elephant herd is well known by KAWFT, and the baby elephant’s mother is dangerously unpredictable. We anticipate that she will fiercely protect her baby from humans. An expert team of Zimbabwe National Park rangers, veterinarians and a highly trained pilot will need to execute the rescue with military precision and the highest level of care. The adult elephants are already on edge because the calf is struggling. But they will need to be kept a safe distance away from the team of veterinarians and the injured calf once he is successfully darted from the air. Again, we are in a race against time to raise $7,000 (£5,000) to charter a helicopter and purchase medication to save this baby elephant. The team on the ground is busy preparing so they can be ready to mobilize at a moment’s notice. Another team of rangers are keeping as close as possible to the calf, while the veterinarians, who are donating their time and expertise to save the life of this baby elephant, are standing by.  All that remains is to secure the helicopter and to purchase the immobilization drugs and medical supplies to dart and treat the injured calf. If at all possible, please, donate right away so that we can get the team in the air! Please help by making a donation now! Snare wire can easily cut through an elephant’s leg if not removed quickly This baby elephant is an example of exactly why ASI is so committed to ending the use of snares! Snares are horrific devices that torture and kill animals indiscriminately. No animal is safe from their cruelty. This calf is the second baby elephant from the same mother who has been snared. ASI cannot stand by and let this baby elephant suffer and die because of a snare. We have promised to send emergency help, but we cannot do it without you.  Snares function like a noose - tightening with pressure! The wire where the snare was anchored to a bush or tree is now catching under his foot with each step, causing it to become tighter and tighter. We cannot imagine the pain and stress this little elephant is experiencing. Please help us end this anguish and save his life. Saving animals and the planet, Chief Campaigner P.S. This baby elephant is running out of time. Every step he takes is putting him in greater danger of death. Please donate now so we can rush emergency funding for a helicopter and life-saving medical supplies.

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