Zookeepers 'hunt' pelicans, move them into winter closures in Czech Republic
As the winter is about to come to Europe, the zoo in the Czech Republic began to move some animals into their winter enclosures. /VCG Photo

As the winter is about to come to Europe, the zoo in the Czech Republic began to move some animals into their winter enclosures. /VCG Photo

Pelicans at Dvur Kralove Zo cannot survive the harsh winter, so the zookeepers need to move them into their enclosures. However, it is not an easy task, as pelicans would not go voluntarily. /VCG Photo

Pelicans at Dvur Kralove Zo cannot survive the harsh winter, so the zookeepers need to move them into their enclosures. However, it is not an easy task, as pelicans would not go voluntarily. /VCG Photo

Therefore, the "hunt" for the pelicans has become an autumn tradition in the zoo as zookeepers spared no efforts to catch the birds, even get in the water to drive them ashore, in order to send them to the enclosures. /VCG Photo

Therefore, the "hunt" for the pelicans has become an autumn tradition in the zoo as zookeepers spared no efforts to catch the birds, even get in the water to drive them ashore, in order to send them to the enclosures. /VCG Photo

This year, a total of 30 people worked together to relocate 28 birds. /VCG Photo

This year, a total of 30 people worked together to relocate 28 birds. /VCG Photo