Baby Elephant Rejected By Mother Finds Home With Forest Officials
NDTV
The mother abandoned the calf, prompting the department to assume responsibility for the orphaned animal's care.
A social media post by IAS (Indian Administrative Officer) Supriya Sahu has garnered significant attention regarding the commendable efforts of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in rescuing an orphaned elephant calf. A feeling beyond words as we warmly embrace 3 months old baby elephant in our care who has been abandoned by his mother elephant.The mother was found sick and lying on the ground with her baby roaming around her in panic on 3rd June in Coimbatore.Tamil Nadu foresters lifted her… pic.twitter.com/9cPEBL66Hb
Earlier, the department successfully treated a sick mother elephant and her calf, facilitating the mother's reintegration with its herd upon recovery. However, in an unforeseen turn of events, the mother abandoned the calf, prompting the department to assume responsibility for the orphaned animal's care.
Supriya Sahu shared the news on X, she wrote, "A feeling beyond words as we warmly embrace a 3-month-old baby elephant in our care who has been abandoned by his mother. The mother was found sick and lying on the ground with her baby roaming around her in panic on June 3rd in Coimbatore. Tamil Nadu foresters lifted her up with a crane and treated her for almost three days. She regained her health and joined her herd, but sadly, she has consistently refused to accept her baby. Despite our relentless efforts to reunite them, we had no choice but to bring the baby to the Theppakadu elephant camp."
