| A young
mahout from a trekking camp had been desperately seeking
help and walked this frail, skinny female elephant for
days. No specialist elephant doctors were available so
the painful journey continued. Lek and Pom, a senior
guide, found Kham Sai along the roadside when driving to
the park. The thirty six
year old elephant looked so tired and could hardly lift
her heavy legs as she walked. Her eyes had nearly closed
from weariness and sickness. Her entire body was cracked
and infected as pus seeped from open wounds covering her
dry skin. We could see her pain in her face with every
step she took. The owner said they would have to wait a
few days for the doctor. She needed urgent care as her
body was so weak. We offered to shelter, care and food
for elephant and mahout at our park.
She was starving and eagerly ate
all the food we provided within a few minutes. We
cleaned and treated her injuries and park volunteers
helped to wash her down with water. After treatment she
relaxed and had more energy and shyly approached the
volunteers. Thanks for Todd Jones, a volunteer at the
park, who bought the medicine to treat her.
Kham Sai is being treated and looked
after by the park until she recovers
How you can help
You can help
us by visiting our online store and buying whatever you can or contact
us at
elephantnaturepark@thaifocus.com
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Receiving treatment |
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| Washing
the wounds |
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We
could see the pain in her face with every step she took
