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Sunday, 8 April 2018
Plight of injured baby elephant draws attention
The plight of Erin the baby elephant, who was found in a poacher's trap with a severed trunk, received national attention after its story was told online.
The Sumatran elephant was discovered in July 2016 when it was two years old, near a housing settlement in Lampung province's Susukan Baru area, within the 1,300 sq km Way Kambas National Park.
It was weak, thin and had pinworm in its intestine. The tip of its trunk was severed, probably as it struggled after falling into the trap, Kompas.com reported on March 21. Erin was taken to the nearby Rubini Atmawidjaja Elephant Hospital.
Actress Wulan Guritno expressed her grievance on Instagram and appealed to her 2.4 million followers to save Sumatran elephants, and donate for Erin. "So sad seeing this young elephant. Erin needs assistance when she feeds herself," Wulan, 37, said in her post.
The Way Kambas National Park was home to 248 wild elephants at the last census in 2010. The park's rehabilitation center has 66 tamed elephants, including Erin.
Diah Esti Anggraini, a vet at the elephant hospital, told Kompas that Erin's physical condition was weak due to the injury. It could not keep up and had been left behind by a group of wild elephants.
Like other injured elephants left behind by their herds, it relied on its survival instincts and walked towards a settlement.
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Friday, 25 August 2017
Banna the elephant recovers from heatstroke
Banna the elephant, a star attraction at the Shanghai Zoo, suffered from heatstroke on Monday following a month of 35 C days in the city. However, the animal has been receiving medication and is improving, the zoo said on Thursday.
The 53-year-old Asian elephant, which has been at the zoo longer than any of the other 7,000 animals there, was found on Monday afternoon lying on one side on the ground.
"The elephant had been standing since she gave birth to her first calf in 1978," said He Weiguang, a spokesman for the Shanghai Zoo.
"A calf usually sleeps under the mother's stomach, and the elephant has an extraordinarily strong mothering instinct and doesn't want to hurt the calf, so since then she has maintained the habit of standing all the time," he said.
She is eating more these days and can stand by herself, according to the zoo.
Initial tests found that Banna had a temperature of 38 C, up from the normal 36 C. All other indicators were normal.
The elephant was immediately given medical treatment, including intramuscular and intravenous injections. Its body temperature dropped to 37.1 C the next morning.
A doctor from the infectious disease department of Fudan University's Zhongshan Hospital and animal experts from Shanghai Wild Animal Park and Beijing Zoo were convened for a consultation on Tuesday morning and agreed that it was important for the elephant to stand as soon as possible.
"We feared that its colossal body would put huge pressure on its heart, lungs and gastrointestinal tract if it kept lying there," said Gui Jianfeng, director of the Shanghai Zoo's animal hospital.
At noon on Tuesday, Banna finally stood up with the help of a heavy-duty crane. She still has a bit of a fever but her appetite has almost recovered, He said.
Xu Jianhua, a feeder at the zoo, said the elephants stay indoors on summer days and are taken outdoors for a walk after sunset.
"They are also given spray showers from time to time to cool off on scorching days," he said.
Spray showers are also available to monkeys, tigers and chimpanzees, He said, adding that tigers and bears spend a lot of time in the water cooling off.
Pandas are the only animals at the zoo that get air-conditioned rooms.
Most animals are also provided with watermelons, cucumbers and tomatoes on a daily basis.
Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/11/content_30485065.htm
The 53-year-old Asian elephant, which has been at the zoo longer than any of the other 7,000 animals there, was found on Monday afternoon lying on one side on the ground.
"The elephant had been standing since she gave birth to her first calf in 1978," said He Weiguang, a spokesman for the Shanghai Zoo.
"A calf usually sleeps under the mother's stomach, and the elephant has an extraordinarily strong mothering instinct and doesn't want to hurt the calf, so since then she has maintained the habit of standing all the time," he said.
She is eating more these days and can stand by herself, according to the zoo.
Initial tests found that Banna had a temperature of 38 C, up from the normal 36 C. All other indicators were normal.
The elephant was immediately given medical treatment, including intramuscular and intravenous injections. Its body temperature dropped to 37.1 C the next morning.
A doctor from the infectious disease department of Fudan University's Zhongshan Hospital and animal experts from Shanghai Wild Animal Park and Beijing Zoo were convened for a consultation on Tuesday morning and agreed that it was important for the elephant to stand as soon as possible.
"We feared that its colossal body would put huge pressure on its heart, lungs and gastrointestinal tract if it kept lying there," said Gui Jianfeng, director of the Shanghai Zoo's animal hospital.
At noon on Tuesday, Banna finally stood up with the help of a heavy-duty crane. She still has a bit of a fever but her appetite has almost recovered, He said.
Xu Jianhua, a feeder at the zoo, said the elephants stay indoors on summer days and are taken outdoors for a walk after sunset.
"They are also given spray showers from time to time to cool off on scorching days," he said.
Spray showers are also available to monkeys, tigers and chimpanzees, He said, adding that tigers and bears spend a lot of time in the water cooling off.
Pandas are the only animals at the zoo that get air-conditioned rooms.
Most animals are also provided with watermelons, cucumbers and tomatoes on a daily basis.
Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/11/content_30485065.htm
Sunday, 18 June 2017
Wild elephant attacks man in rubber plantation in China
A 43-year-old worker was injured after he was attacked by a wild elephant in a rubber tree plantation in southwest China, Chinese media reported.
The worker, Li Niusha, is in a stable condition after 11 of his ribs were fractured in the attack in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, the news website Thepaper.cn reported.
Li was removing weeds to expand the rubber plantation in Mengyang township last Saturday afternoon when he ran into a group of about six wild elephants.
Li fled for his life, but one of the elephants rushed at him and attacked.
Chinese rescuers use drone, stun grenades and firecrackers to free 3 wild elephants trapped in pool
He crawled to a nearby river and a fisherman came to his aid, the report said.
The authorities were quoted as saying that the attack took place in an area where the elephants were looking for food.
Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2096165/wild-elephant-attacks-man-rubber-plantation-china
The worker, Li Niusha, is in a stable condition after 11 of his ribs were fractured in the attack in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, the news website Thepaper.cn reported.
Li was removing weeds to expand the rubber plantation in Mengyang township last Saturday afternoon when he ran into a group of about six wild elephants.
Li fled for his life, but one of the elephants rushed at him and attacked.
Chinese rescuers use drone, stun grenades and firecrackers to free 3 wild elephants trapped in pool
He crawled to a nearby river and a fisherman came to his aid, the report said.
The authorities were quoted as saying that the attack took place in an area where the elephants were looking for food.
Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2096165/wild-elephant-attacks-man-rubber-plantation-china
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