Category: Rescue Animals

Many animals suffering from drought in Africa are desperate for rain — but when it comes, it can cause some unexpected problems. For one devoted elephant mom with a newborn, a sudden shower threatened to separate her from her baby forever. The baby had slipped into a drinking trough in Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, and…

Conservationists tranquillised the ten-foot-tall beasts and carefully bound their feet together IT could be a real-life remake of Dumbo – an ­elephant high in the sky. And this animal was not the only one who was airborne. Flying high … jaw-dropping snaps show wayward elephants being lifted to safety by a craneCredit: Media Drum World…

Endangered Sumatran elephants are protected under Indonesia’s 1990 Conservation Act A Sumatran elephant calf that lost half of its trunk succumbed to her injuries (AP). A critically endangered Sumatran baby elephant died in Indonesia after losing half of her trunk to a trap set by poachers. The one-year-old calf succumbed to a severe infection on…

Chained up inside a dark concrete building in Jaipur, India, Suman the elephant calf can’t do anything but cry out for her mom. She’s only 6 years old — but her torturous and lonely role as a show elephant has already begun. In the wild, she would be surrounded by her loving family and roaming…

Known for her gentle demeanor and deep bond with her calf, Mali, Seraphina was a respected figure among the herds. Mali was a lively and spirited young elephant, the light of her mother’s life. Tragedy struck when Mali succumbed to an illness, leaving Seraphina heartbroken. The news spread quickly among the elephants, and a solemn…

Years have passed, but Loijuk still has a close bond with her human family. She returns to the grounds of the sanctuary every month to visit. But in September, Loijuk surprised her former caretakers with a newborn elephant calf in tow. It was clear the proud elephant mom couldn’t wait to show off her baby.…

The adorable baby albino was seen flapping its ears and playing around by the edge of the river, surrounded by its family in the herd. It sounds like a joke, but this little elephant is absolutely real, and has stunned wildlife fans with its pale pink skin colouring For a family day out, this little…

“His first friend came barreling down the hill to meet him. They then began to intertwine trunks, like little children holding hands.” Loisaba was brought from the conservancy to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, where he’ll be able to grow up strong and eventually be released back into the wild. And part of why he’ll be able to…

Visitors driving across Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park spotted something in the mud, they slowed and saw a tiny trunk moving. It was a baby elephant who was obviously exhausted and in desperate need of help. Rescuers also noticed tracks in the mud where a mother elephant had obviously tried tirelessly to pull her baby…

To try and make her behave, the mahouts (people who work and ride elephants in Southeast Asia) would beat her with a sharp nail on a piece of bamboo, leaving huge welts on her sensitive skin. Even with the constant beatings, the elephant – Mae Kam – refused to behave. Before she was forced to…