Elephants are hoisted up in the air as part of mammoth rehoming project

ELEPHANTS are hoisted up in the air as part of a mammoth rehoming project. Some hung upside down as they were lowered in after a 217-mile road trip. Mediadrumimages/Frank WeitzerElephants are seen hoisted up in the air as part of mammoth rehoming project[/caption] Mediadrumimages/Marcus WestbergSome hung upside down as they were lowered in after a 217-mile road trip[/caption] A month-long operation saw 263 elephants and 431 other creatures go from Liwonde National Park in Malawi to the Kansungu National Park to help boost tourism and animal numbers. “We are overjoyed that the exercise has been completed successfully” said Brighton Kumchedwa, Malawi’s Director of National Parks and Wildlife. “The addition of elephants and other wildlife species to Kasungu National Park will benefit Malawi tourism as well as communities through job creation, thereby fuelling a conservation-driven economy.” Sam Kamoto, African Parks’ Country Manager, added: “We have been working in close partnership with the DNPW in Liwonde to generate benefits for people and wildlife since 2015. Read More on Animals BIRD WATCHING You have the eyes of a hawk if you can spot the bird hiding among the rocks PAWPER BOY Hero dog delivers The Sun every day to loyal reader dying from terminal cancer “Thanks to the Malawian Government’s commitment to this landscape, Liwonde has re-emerged as a park not only hailed for the recovery of its wildlife numbers, but for its international tourism appeal. “The addition of elephants to Kasungu will help with the overall tourism in the country.” Most read in The Sun ROAD BLOCK I've been stuck with random stranger's car parked on my drive for nearly a YEAR 'Brings me to tears' Lauren Goodger's face is 'unrecognisable' after Charles Dury ‘attack’ NOUGHT AGAIN Fashion fans in uproar as Primark brings back cult Noughties trend BAG OF THE NET Haaland's Louis Vuitton travel bag that Man City ace uses going for over £8k IT'S KANTONA! Kerry Katona plays footie in thong after claiming she 'looks like a whale' DOG DAYS I’m a vet and there are five dog breeds I’d never own – some are way too hyper