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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Patrick Greenfield

Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry NGO

A wildlife officer holds the trunk of an elephant being lifted by a crane into a truck
An elephant is loaded into a truck at Liwonde national park ready to be translocated to Kasungu national park, Malawi, 10 July 2022. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

Four more people have died after an elephant translocation overseen by two wildlife organisations, including one that was headed by Prince Harry, in a protected area in Malawi. The recent deaths bring the total fatalities connected to the relocated elephants to seven.

In July 2022, more than 250 elephants were moved from Liwonde national park in southern Malawi to the country’s second-largest protected area, Kasungu, in a three-way operation between Malawi’s national park service and two NGOs: the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), and African Parks. Prince Harry was president of African Parks for six years, before being elevated to the board of directors from 2023.

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