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An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first.
An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first.
The 13 elephants live at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, southern England, and will be flown more than 7,000 kilometres (4,350 miles) to Kenya, according to a press release from animal conservation charity the Aspinall Foundation.
Twelve of the elephants were born and raised in Kent and one was born in Israel. None of the animals have ever lived in the wild.
The group weighs 25 tons in total and includes three calves. It will be the first time that a herd of elephants has been “rewilded” in the world, organizers say.
Rewilding aims to restore ecosystems to a natural state, and often involves the reintroduction of native animals.
The charity said that it hopes the project will discourage the global trade in elephants and encourage the return of animals to the wild where possible, adding that no elephants belong in captivity.
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