Dances with Elephants - A rescue - Intrusion. 10/13/2006
The following is a series of SMS messages I received from the Elephant Man, who is currently out on an elephant rescue trip. I have reproduced the messages verbatim.
12 October 2006, 0846 hours.
The greedy merchants of logging aren’t helping at all, berating us not getting rid of the elephants permanently, instead of driving them away! Maybe we should turn our rifles against them? Last night we came across fresh intrusion of the elephants again. Unless we have G3 night vision goggles, there is no way we could persue them. Off we go again this morning. Sour faced plantation owners waiting for us but ever smiling workers wishing us and hoping that these majestic animals and us are free from harm’s way.
12 October 2006, 1118 hours.
The elephants come in through another way, more fast food for them from the greedy owner’s plantation. Not only is he sacrficing the elephants natural habitat but also the welfare of the Indonesian labourers. He’s not human.
12th October 2006, 2233 hours.
Four shots fired in the air. The elephants are raiding the plantation now.
12th October 2006, 2250 hours.
Two more shots fired in the air. The elephants are in the bush, about 15 metres away in the dark. Only a 3 meter wide by 3 meter deep ditch seperates us. And things are at a standstill. But you can hear them rumbling and squeaking.
- Posted in : Dances with Elephants
- Author : thesnark
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