Saving the Wild

Across Game Reserves In Southern Africa Conservationists Are Attaching Tracking Collars To Lions And Cheetahs The Data Collected Is Essential For Wildlife Conservation However Attaching Them Isnt Straightforward This Episode Follows The Complications Of The Procedure And Reveals Why Theyre So Essential To Conservation They Locate A Cheetah Thats Trapped In A Poachers Snare The Unsuspecting Cheetah Has Walked Right Through The Hidden Barbed Wire Snare Trapping Its Body In The Noose The Snare Has Sliced Through His Abdomen Its A Severe Injury And He Must Undergo Immediate Surgery

Four Uncollared Elephants Have Escaped Out Of Kruger National Park Elephants Rhinos And People Erp Has Been Called In To Assist But Time Is Not On Its Side Erp Has 24 Hours To Save The Elephants Before The South African Government Will Issue Permits To Landowners To Shoot Them Its A Nonnegotiable Deadline Without The Gps Collars The Elephants Are Near Impossible To Locate By The Time Theyre Spotted From The Helicopter Erp Is Left With No Other Option Than To Attempt A Sedated Transport On An Openair Flatbed Truck In The Middle Of Summer Putting All The Elephants Lives At Risk