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News24 reports that a South African National Parks (SANParks) field ranger was airlifted to hospital after sustaining severe injuries in an elephant attack during a morning patrol on Tuesday.
SANParks spokesperson Isaac Phaahla said the incident happened at the Pretoriuskop section in the southwestern part of the Kruger National Park. The ranger's colleagues rescued him by firing a warning shot, causing the elephant to run off. The ranger was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Head ranger Catherine Dreyer expressed her relief that the ranger wasn't fatally wounded and went on to comment: "These are the daily dangers we face in protecting our natural heritage and the park from all wildlife crime. The possibility of being attacked by a dangerous wild animal is always present. In some instances, unavoidable, especially with the bush being so thick during this time of the year. It makes it difficult to see animals from a distance and have sufficient time to react."
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Cebelihle Bhengu at News24
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