Renowned field biologist Ian Redmond was quietly filming a herd of elephants in western Kenya's Mount Elgon Forest Reserve when one of the giant animals became alarmed and started to threaten him. The big bull elephant turned toward Redmond and his group and flapped its ears in irritation. The scientist backed away.

The elephant, apparently still considering them a threat, charged. It knocked Redmond over, partially dislocating his shoulder and damaging the tissue in his neck and chest.

Redmond was consulting with wildlife charity Born Free International on the day of the attack, filming the herd so they could get an accurate count later. He was with the Mount Elgon Elephant Monitoring (MEEM) team, as well as Kenya Wildlife