Category: Rescue Animals
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Alone and terrified, the abandoned elephant calf was rescued in Bandhavgarh—its tiny cries echoing through a forest haunted by death.
In a concerning development, a 3-month-old wild elephant calf was found abandoned in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, located approximately 40 km from the area where 10 elephants mysteriously died earlier this month. The calf, in poor health and separated from its herd, was discovered by forest officials on Friday morning. According to APCCF L Krishnamurthy, the…
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The snared elephant calf lay trembling, flesh torn and eyes wide with fear—until rescuers arrived, offering pain, hope, and healing.
As we are reminded time and again, snares are an incredibly cruel threat to wildlife. Laid by poachers, these simple loops, made from either wire, cable, rope or nylon, lie in wait to entangle any unsuspecting creature who crosses their path. On the afternoon of 6th April 2021, Batian Craig alerted us to the plight…
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The scared baby elephant’s cries echoed through the jungle—alerting rescuers just in time to save him from drowning.
It was Rapa’s frightened cries that first alerted the local community to his presence. Aged just 5 to 6 months, he had fallen into a well when his herd had crowded to drink water, and was unable to scramble out. Luckily, wildlife education in the region meant that the community here were sympathetic to…
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After finally tasting freedom, the rescued elephant took her last breath at the conservation center—leaving behind silence and shattered hearts.
Rok the elephant dies in the Dak Lak conservation center on February 9, 2023. Photo courtesy of the Dak Lak conservation center A domesticated elephant that had been bought by the Dak Lak conservation center last month and treated for injuries died on Thursday. Rok, a 34-year-old male, had been raised by a family…
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In a touching moment, the mother elephant gently nudged her keepers, pleading with kind eyes to help wake her sleepy calf.
A video of the sweet moment, originally filmed in 2016, was posted in Reddit’s “Interesting As F**k” forum by u/Abhirup_0, who wrote: “Mother elephant can’t wake baby who’s asleep and asks the keepers for help.” It has amassed over 51,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments from charmed Redditors who loved watching the wholesome interaction. You…
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After 24 hours trapped in a 70ft hole, the exhausted calf was lifted to safety—his cries turning into trembling relief.
A baby elephant spent more than 24 hours in a 70 foot-deep well before being winched to safety by locals. In a dramatic rescue operation, the ten-year-old calf was pulled out of the hole after being trapped there for more than a day. The calf was found in a dry but deep well on Tuesday…
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The elephant calf nudged his mother’s lifeless body, confused and crying—unaware she was poisoned, along with six others, for trespassing.
A heartbreaking photo shows an elephant calf desperately trying to wake its dead mother after its carcass was found in a forest. The young animal appears to be nudging its parent with its trunk in a hopeless attempt to revive her. The elephant was one of seven that is believed to have died at the…
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Chained, beaten, and broken, the “tourist” elephants carry joyless loads—living shadows of themselves, condemned to suffer until their final breat
Standing in the scorching sun, forced to walk with metal hooks, chains digging into their flesh – this is the brutal reality of elephants being used in tourism in Thailand. And British tourists are unwittingly playing a role in their suffering. There are more than 200 unethical elephant camps in Thailand, where tourists take…
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Lame, blind, and sick, the elephants toil endlessly for tourists—forgotten souls who suffer in silence until death grants release.
‘There are so many old, lame, blind, and sick elephants who remain in the tourist service until death.’ Plenty of Facebook posts have been penned about animals abused and exploited in the tourist trade — dolphins, tigers, elephants, and donkeys, just to name a few. And that has only encouraged more people to speak out against…
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The grieving mother stood over her lifeless calf, trembling—until the herd circled her, offering silent comfort through gentle, sorrowful touches.
Elephants are known for their fierce loyalty and their moving displays of emotion, but this story of an elephant mother mourning her baby only demonstrates how deeply these animals can feel – individually and as a group. The New India Express reports that a one-and-a-half year old baby wild elephant died early Monday morning…