Old elephant Faa Mui rescued from Phang Nga Province - ElephantNews

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For every one of our rescued elephants, we do not use a delivery service, but want to ensure that our new elephant has a comfortable and safe journey.

Many elephants are scared to get on a truck, having had bad experiences throughout their life's story. On the truck, some elephants will stop to eat and drink. Depending on the journey, they can easily become dehydrated. An elephant may also have been injured during transport from braking or accelerating or sharp turns, hurting their body against the side of truck or slipping.

For each rescue, darrick and i will accompany the elephant.

Preparations are made to make the travel more comfortable. The floor is padded and not slippery when wet; padded support rails surround the elephant providing a measure of security and confidence; if cold, we have ellie coats; if hot, they are shaded and cooled with water mist; if rainy, they are protected depending on the temperature.

Most important is to stay close with the elephant to assist, comfort and feed them along the way. It is a positive engagement that begins their sojourn with us, and sets the stage for a new lease on life when they arrive in the Park to meet our herd and begin their life anew.

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