‘He was stressed and exhausted'
December 2010: A five-year-old male elephant calf has been rescued after falling down a ditch in an Indian tea estate.
‘He was stressed and exhausted'
December 2010: A five-year-old male elephant calf has been rescued after falling down a ditch in an Indian tea estate.
The calf, near Bokakhat in central Assam and reunited with its natal herd by the Assam Forest Department and a Mobile Veterinary Service team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW & WTI).
The calf was first sighted by local people in Lakhowjan Tea Estate, near Bokakhat in Central Assam. Following its screams, they found it trapped. Its herd was nearby and a passing tractor was reportedly attacked. The Assam Forest Department and IF:AW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service were called to help.
‘Since the calf was upside down, he was stressed and exhausted from the efforts to free himself,' said Dr Anil Deka, IFAW-WTI veterinarian, who was at the rescue.
The ditch was widened with an excavator to heop free the animals, and wooden poles were used to help the young calf stand.
Rejoined its herd
‘Shots were fired in the air to keep the herd away till the rescue operation was over. Once freed, the calf headed back to its herd,' Dr Deka added.
This is the tenth displaced elephant calf to have been reunited with its natal herd by IFAW-WTI in northeast India. Several others that could not be reunited are undergoing long-term rehabilitation. These calves are hand-raised at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) and reintegrated with wild herds in Manas National Park.
News source - http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/elephant-rescue.html
Wildlife Tours India offer information about the Indian Wildlife National Parks with India Tiger Tour.
December 2010: A five-year-old male elephant calf has been rescued after falling down a ditch in an Indian tea estate.
December 2010: A five-year-old male elephant calf has been rescued after falling down a ditch in an Indian tea estate.
The calf, near Bokakhat in central Assam and reunited with its natal herd by the Assam Forest Department and a Mobile Veterinary Service team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW & WTI).
The calf was first sighted by local people in Lakhowjan Tea Estate, near Bokakhat in Central Assam. Following its screams, they found it trapped. Its herd was nearby and a passing tractor was reportedly attacked. The Assam Forest Department and IF:AW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service were called to help.
‘Since the calf was upside down, he was stressed and exhausted from the efforts to free himself,' said Dr Anil Deka, IFAW-WTI veterinarian, who was at the rescue.
The ditch was widened with an excavator to heop free the animals, and wooden poles were used to help the young calf stand.
Rejoined its herd
‘Shots were fired in the air to keep the herd away till the rescue operation was over. Once freed, the calf headed back to its herd,' Dr Deka added.
This is the tenth displaced elephant calf to have been reunited with its natal herd by IFAW-WTI in northeast India. Several others that could not be reunited are undergoing long-term rehabilitation. These calves are hand-raised at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) and reintegrated with wild herds in Manas National Park.
News source - http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/elephant-rescue.html
Wildlife Tours India offer information about the Indian Wildlife National Parks with India Tiger Tour.