An overweight 36-year-old Asian elephant was ultimately sent to a sanctuary in Cambodia after spending much of his life alone in prison. Kaavan, Pakistan’s lone Asian elephant, has spent years in deplorable circumstances in an Islamabad zoo in an unsuitable cage.
She developed a variety of ailments as a result of this, including broken and deformed nails. After his buddy died in 2012, he was dubbed “the world’s loneliest elephant.”
The terrible reality of Kaavan sparked worldwide outrage on social media, with many animal rights organizations requesting that the animals be removed from the area.
Cher learned about the elephant over Twitter and has been a part of a major push to transfer her since 2016.
According to the Smithsonian Channel, Cher said:
“I asked myself, ‘How can I solve this?’ How can I help an elephant tied to a shed for 17 years and a thousand kilometers away?
Earlier this year, the Islamabad High Court ordered the zoo to be closed due to poor conditions and the animals to be moved.
The animal welfare organization Four Paws , was authorized to organize the transfer of Kaavan , who had arrived as a gift from Sri Lanka to Pakistan, when he was just a baby.
Kaavan has finally begun his trip to his new life, as Free The Wild revealed on Instagram after many years of persuasion.
Kaavan began his trip to Cambodia on Monday, November 29 in the early hours of the morning, according to the organization co-founded by Cher. The musician has been in Pakistan since last Friday, checking in on the kaavan journey and thanking Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
“I just returned from a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Kahn to express my gratitude for allowing me to bring Kaavan to Cambodia.” On the 29th, Kaavan will be allowed to go for Cambodia.
Four Paws’ expert personnel prepared the elephant for the trip by training it to grow accustomed to the confined area into which it would be relocated, as well as the loud sounds it would encounter.
On Twitter, Cher stated:
“I just returned from a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Kahn to express my gratitude for allowing me to bring Kaavan to Cambodia.” On the 29th, Kaavan will be allowed to go for Cambodia.
Before the trip, the elephant was educated by Four Paws’ specialized team to grow accustomed to the small cage into which it would be relocated, as well as to become highly familiar with the loud sounds it would encounter on the flight, making the elephant’s lengthy voyage less difficult.
A crane placed him onto a vehicle that brought him to the Islamabad airport after he entered Kaavan in the enormous metal box. They loaded him into the plane along with 200 pounds of food, and the Russian cargo jet took off for Cambodia early the next morning.
Kaavan will live in a rainforest enclosure, where he will get most of his food organically, but he will also get fruit treats.
‘The Four Paws’ In a statement, Dr. Khalil said:
Kaavan will be able to wander in a more species-appropriate environment, and he will have three buddies with whom he can build a herd. We appreciate the Pakistani community’s and government’s assistance in recent months.
Four Paws made the following comment on Facebook:
“After a lengthy voyage from Pakistan, he was finally allowed to lay down his transport box and was greeted with a delicious fruit cake and a ration of banana leaves cooked just for him.”
Cher uploaded a heartbreaking video on Twitter depicting Kaavan’s journey and how they were able to save him after such a long time.
In addition, the vocalist stated:
“I’m quite pleased of Free The Wild because this is our first major rescue.”
Now, the pop artist hopes to make a documentary on Kaavan’s rescue effort for the Smithsonian Channel in 2021.
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