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Prince Harry is to spend the rest of the summer working on a project transferring 500 tranquilised elephants hundreds of miles to save them from poachers in Africa.
He will join the “500 elephants” initiative in Malawi, one of the largest and most significant elephant relocations in conservation history.
The project works by firing tranquilising darts at the animals from helicopter and then transporting them by truck and crane to a wildlife reserve in the centre of the country.
With their ears flipped over their eyes to block out the light and their trunks kept open to make sure they can breathe, the elephants are loaded onto vehicles to take them from the south of the country to their new sanctuary home.
It is the second summer in a row that the young royal will spend time in Africa.
The Prince, who left the Army last summer after 10 years as an officer, is in Africa at the moment and is expected to remain on the continent for a number of weeks.
Kensington Palace said in a statement: “The elephants are being moved to reduce pressure on the habitat and alleviate human wildlife conflict while helping to repopulate the local herd in their new home.
“In the future, the reserve may also help restore elephant populations in other parts of Africa, where numbers have significantly declined due to poaching.
“This summer’s work will further enhance his personal first-hand experience of initiatives that support some of Africa’s most pressing conservation challenges.”
Harry was in South Africa last week attending an Aids conference in Durban and sharing a platform with Sir Elton John.
He also made a private visit to Lesotho to see the latest developments of his charity Sentebale, which is based in the country.
Last year in a tour of South Africa he presented Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel with a picture of the moment he marked the statesman’s death by planting the South African flag at the South Pole.
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During the visit he also dramatically fell from his pony while playing polo, but he carried on with the game unharmed.
The match was in aid of Sentebale. Similar events have been held around the world.