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Cher says Kaavan will live life as an elephant, not a prisoner

December 3, 2020669 Views

Pakistan’s lonely elephant Kaavan began his new life in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday, the result of years of campaigning for his relocation by U.S. singer Cher. She was there to see him beginning to explore his new home and said: “You know this is amazing for him... his life is going to be the life of an elephant and not the life of a prisoner.” Kaavan in Cambodia The 36-year-old elephant had spent most of his life at a zoo in Islamabad, before being moved on Tuesday to the Kulen Prum Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey Province, to start a new life with some 600 other elephants. Cher had written songs pressing for Kaavan’s release from grim, isolated conditions at Islamabad Zoom and she had spent the last few days with him in Pakistan. Cher waits for Kaav...

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WTI to launch conservation action report on securing Wayanad Elephant Corridor

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August 10, 2020720 Views

As a run-up to World Elephant Day, Wildlife Trust of India will release their Conservation Action Report on securing the Thirunelli – Kudrakote elephant corridor on Tuesday, 11th August 2020. The Thirunelli – Kudrakote Elephant corridor connects the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka with the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala and is vital to the habitat connectivity and survival of about 6500 Asian elephants. This long-term project of WTI commenced with the Kerala Forest Department in 2005 to secure a corridor area that housed five villages covering about 37.3 acres. Bangalore based Asian Nature Conservation Foundation purchased 12 acres and handed it over to the Kerala Forest Department. Elephant & calf at Thirunelli Kudrakote elephant corridor. Photo: Rami...