Published 06:45 IST, November 30th 2020
World's loneliest elephant Kaavan finds home in Cambodia after long-drawn rescue campaign
Kaavan, the jumbo dubbed as the 'world's loneliest elephant', has started its journey from Pakistan to Cambodia after spending over eight years in isolation.
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Kaavan, jumbo dubbed as 'world's loneliest elephant', has started its journey from Pakistan to Cambodia after spending over eight years in isolation. elephant on Sunday, vember 29 was rescued from a Pakistani zoo following efforts from animal rights organisation Four Paws International and American singer and actress Cher, who led a campaign to save mighty animal. Kaavan will travel to Cambodia via a Russian cargo plane, where it will be greeted by three female elephants at a 25,000-acre sanctuary.
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elephant has been living alone at Pakistani zoo since death of its partner Saheli in 2012. condition at zoo was t at all livable, which resulted in a court ordering facility's closure.
Cher and Four Paws International have been running a campaign to rescue Kaavan since 2016 and mission is finally being completed with relocation of Asian elephant. According to Associated Press, relocation of Kaavan, which has cost $400,000, is being captured on camera and will be turned into a documentary film.
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'Hopeful'
Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws, who has been looking after elephant for past several months, said that he is 'hopeful' about new chapter that Kaavan is going to begin in Cambodia. Khalil is also responsible for extraordinary transformation of Kaavan as he helped animal lose over 450 kilograms after it was diagsed as being dangerously overweight. Kaavan was eating more than 250 kilograms of sugarcane every day before it was discovered that elephant is obese.
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Kaavan is also a victim of mental health problems as despite being a social animal, it has been living in isolation for past eight years. jumbo used to throw his he from side to side, which is a sign of boredom in elephants, as he used to spend his days alone in confinement. However, elephant is w set to get its social life back in Cambodia sanctuary.
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06:45 IST, November 30th 2020