After being rescued and reintroduced to the wild over a decade ago, a once-orphaned elephant has returned to pay a visit to her keeper. Best of all, she brought her own baby to meet him. The elephant, named Sunyei, showed up to visit Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s head elephant keeper, Benjamin, at their Ithumba site in…
Elephant Mom Brings Her Baby to Visit Man Who Raised Her 10 Years After Being Released
The Chillest Elephant in the World
Not a single care in the world!
Elephants Escape Burmese Mud Pit to Cheers From Villagers Who Helped
Four wild elephants made their way out of the mud pit in Burma (also known as Myanmar) where they had been trapped on Friday, urged on by the villagers who dug them an escape route. The villagers in the western Rakhine State usually avoid elephants when they come across them in the forest, but feared…
China Tries to Keep Elephant Herd out of City of 7 Million
BEIJING—A herd of 15 wild elephants that walked 500 kilometers (300 miles) from a nature reserve in China’s mountain southwest were approaching the major city of Kunming on Wednesday as authorities rushed to try to keep them out of populated areas. Chinese wildlife authorities say they don’t know why the herd left a nature reserve…
31-Year-Old Elephant Recognizes Vet Who Rescued Him From Close Death 12 Years Ago
In a heartwarming moment that was caught on camera, a 31-year-old elephant named Plai Thang reached out with his trunk to touch the hand of a veterinarian who treated him 12 years ago. In March 2021, Dr. Pattarapol Manee was wandering through the wilds in Thailand when he heard an elephant’s call. “I remember the sound…
Broken, Injured Elephant ‘Waiting for Death’ Rescued From the Horrors of Logging Industry
Warning: This article includes content some readers may find disturbing Looking aged and beyond her years, Mae Mai, a 30-year-old elephant, still bears the scars of her crippling former life as a logging elephant. Rescued by a nonprofit in Thailand, she is both emblematic of an ongoing crisis and a beacon of hope for others…
Team Rescues Mother Elephant Walking in Pain With Hunter’s Snare Cutting Into Her Leg
A heroic wildlife rescue team has managed to save a mother elephant’s life after she was spotted wandering the plains in Zimbabwe with a hunter’s snare attached to her leg. Catherine Norton, 58, a conservationist living in Zimbabwe, was called to the Musango Island Safari Camp after the owner saw the adult elephant, named Martha,…
The Elephant in the Room
The day I broke the elephant was not a good day. To start, my father was deployed on a Coast Guard ship, so all of us were struggling with despondency. To make matters worse, both my siblings and I, for then we numbered three, were screaming and roughhousing up and down the house as my…
Elephant That Was Force-Fed Alcohol by Owners to Keep Her Under Control Is Now Free
An elephant that was once force-fed alcohol by her abusive owners to keep her “under control” has been rescued by an international animal charity. Adorned with heavy ornamental gear, the 40-year-old Indian elephant, Emma, was forced to walk over 300 miles in poor health. The elephant was used by her owner for lucrative ventures ranging from…
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