Bengaluru, July 25 -- In a landmark move for wildlife conservation, four Asiatic elephants from Bannerghatta Biological Park near Bengaluru set out on a remarkable journey this week, marking the park's first-ever international animal transfer. The elephants - three females and one male - were meticulously prepared over six months for their extraordinary trip, which began Thursday night from the city's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), The Times of India reported.

Loaded carefully into specially designed crates, the giants boarded a dedicated Boeing 777-200F cargo flight bound for Osaka, Japan, a 12-hour journey through the skies, the report stated.

Upon touching down in Osaka Friday afternoon, the elephants are scheduled for anoth...