But do you know that these elephants are also traumatised? They are abused, wounds are inflicted, and some of them are used for begging on roads. This is when the elephant is accorded sacred place in religions.
This is a harsh reality for elephants who after losing their teeth to poachers still lead a very tormented life.
All these suffering moved Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. During his visit to India last month, PM Trudeau visited Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation Centre at Mathura. He along with his family was so moved by the plight of the elephants that he caressed each elephant, interacted with their keepers and even offered fodder to them and even fruits. His kids had a fun time playing and offering fruits to the elephant.
Trudeau in his message termed his visit as an important milestone and appealed to conserve these elephants so that future generations can see them. “What an incredible place, with wonderful people doing great things for elephants and India. The efforts of Wildlife SOS must be supported as we need to protect elephants and all wildlife in India”, Trudeau said.
Kartick Satyanarayan, Co-founder & CEO Wildlife SOS said, “It is a great honour for Wildlife SOS to have the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparing his valuable family time to see our efforts to protect elephants in collaboration with Forest Department. Our goal is to help conserve and protect elephants.”
These elephants are rescued by the centre from their sufferings. The Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center (ECCC) was established in 2010 in Mathura by Karthik Satyanarayan and Geeta Sheshmani, and it provides critical medical treatment and lifetime care to 24 rescued elephants. Many of these elephants have spent their entire lives abused in captivity after being stolen from the wild.
The ECCC has specialised medical facilities for elephants like an elephant ambulance, a hydrotherapy pool, digital x-ray, ultrasound, laser therapy etc. that help these broken elephants recuperate and heal. Elephants at the Wildlife SOS Center also receive a carefully calibrated nutritious diet and a high degree of medical care by well-trained elephant veterinarians.
