Malawi moves elephants from overcrowded park to larger one

An elephant is hoisted into a transport vehicle at the Liwonde National Park southern Malawi (Thoko Chikondi/AP)

One by one, 250 elephants are being moved from Malawi’s overcrowded Liwonde National Park to the much larger Kasungu park 380 kilometres (236 miles) away in the country’s north.

The elephants are tracked in the park and darts are fired to sedate them.