Karma was abused as a begging elephant in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh and had already lived a majority of her life, sightless, being beaten into submission. This beautiful elephant became timid and grew weak each day that she lived walking on the narrow streets of the city, being confined to chains and concrete at the end of the day. Her arrival to the Elephant Hospital marked her journey away from a life of neglect and she has made tremendous progress with Holly and Kalpana as her dearest friends! | READ MORE

 

At a very young age, Zara was subjected to a lifetime of abuse and neglect as a begging elephant. When Wildlife SOS decided to bring her to the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, massively delayed her arrival. As soon as relaxations were levied, Zara’s journey started and she arrived for treatment and care at the hospital campus. | READ MORE

 

Arya has spent most part of her life in pain, navigating through narrow streets, dragging her ailing feet through the harsh concrete roads. Due to her complete loss of vision, it was a nightmare for her to steer through the blaring traffic and live her life as a begging elephant. She took her first steps of freedom as she climbed off the Elephant Ambulance and walked into the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital campus to start a new life with care and compassion, something she never experienced before. | READ MORE

 

For 50 years, Jai languished on the unforgiving streets of crowded cities and was abused as a begging elephant. Being a robust bull elephant, his owners thought the best way to control him is to tightly restrain him with illegal spiked chains that dug through his flesh causing suppurating wounds. The timely intervention of the Rajasthan Forest Department and Wildlife SOS rescued him from a lifetime of misery and Jai was successfully rehabilitated to the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital for intensive care. | READ MORE

 

Adorned with heavy, ornamental garbs, Emma was abused as a processional elephant who spent most of her life walking on concrete surfaces and hot tarmac roads. Emma would be painted with bright colours to make her visually appealing. Upon being intercepted by the Forest Department, it was revealed that she walked over 500 km with no valid documentation. Emma was seized and transferred to the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital for intensive care and treatment. | READ MORE

 

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