Mozambique: Elephant stuck in mud for 2 days saved after 8-hour rescue

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Mozambique: Elephant stuck in mud for 2 days saved after 8-hour rescue

6:01 CAT | 11 Aug 2025

Photo: Parque Nacional de Mágoè

An elephant trapped in the mud for two days near Mágoè National Park was saved by Mozambican rangers who deployed 2,000 litres of water to facilitate the rescue, an eight-hour effort.

A source from Mágoè National Park told Lusa that the elephant had been found alone on Friday by forest and wildlife rangers, “stuck in the mud” and visibly exhausted, in the Nhamusaua area, along a trail in the park’s buffer zone.

“The rangers’ team went to the site and provided assistance to the animal. It was not necessary to use tranquilizers; they decided to add approximately 2,000 litres of water to loosen the soil’s compaction,” another source said.

“After eight hours of work, it was possible to free the elephant, which had been there for two days. The team managed to successfully return the elephant to its natural habitat without posing a risk to the local community,” added a source from the Park, which is about three hours distant from Tete city.

Located in Tete province, central Mozambique. in the districts of Mágoè and Cahora-Bassa, along the Cahora-Bassa reservoir, Mágoè National Park covers a total area of approximately 3,558 square kilometers, in a plateau area where elephants, buffalo, monkeys, crocodiles, and hippos are abundant, and along the Zambezi River.

Source: Lusa