IE3746 LISTENING CAM18T1P4 Elephant translocation

1. damage to 31………………… in the park
   Audio: Elephants were routinely knocking down ………….. around the park, which then had to be repaired at a significant cost. 

(a)  

1. The translocation process: a suitable group of elephants from the same 32 (a)   was selected     

2. Audio:  Elephants were moved in groups of between eight and twenty, all belonging to one ……………….

1. vets and park staff made use of 33 (a)   to help guide the elephants into an open plain    

2. Audio: A team of vets and park rangers flew over the park in ………… and targeted a group which were rounded up and directed to a designated open plain.

1. elephants were immobilised with tranquilisers – this process had to be completed quickly to reduce 34 . (a)  

2. Audio: This also had to be done as quickly as possible so as to minimise the ………………….. caused. 

1. – elephants had to be turned on their 35 . (a)   to avoid damage to their lungs 

Audio: To avoid the risk of suffocation, the team had to make sure none of the elephants were lying on their chests because their lungs could be crushed in this position. So all the elephants had to be placed on their ……………….

1. elephants' 36 (a)   had to be monitored constantly

3. Audio: It was very important to keep an eye on their …………….. if there were fewer than six breaths per minute, the elephant would need urgent medical attention.

1. – data including the size of their tusks and 37 ..................................... was taken

3. Audio: Measurements were taken of each elephant's tusks - elephants with large tusks would be at greater risk from poachers - and also of their ................

(a)  

1. Advantages of translocation at Nkhotakota Wildlife Park- 38 (a)   opportunities

3. Audio:  …………… prospects have improved enormously, contributing to rising living standards for the whole community.

1. a reduction in the number of poachers and 39 … (a)  

3. Audio:  Poaching is no longer an issue, as former poachers are able to find more reliable sources of income. In fact, many of them volunteered to give up their ………….. , as they were no longer of any use to them.

1. an increase in 40 (a)   as a contributor to GDP

3. Audio: All this has been a big draw for ……… , which contributes five times more than the illegal wildlife trade to GDP and this is mainly because of the elephants.