The concept of 'safe space' was alien to her. Nothing about her past life was safe at all. Bidding adieu to that crepuscular stage of her life, Pari now enters her enclosure which we believe can provide her that sense of safety.
For a warm welcome, we decorated her enclosure with some buntings on the outside and green fodder with banana leaves at the entrance. We hope she likes it!
Taking care of Pari's physical and mental health is of utmost importance and for that, we want to provide her the best medical care. If you also feel the same, you can consider becoming a monthly donor and help us in providing for her long-term treatment (Link in Bio)
GINGER HAS ARRIVED!
This blind elephant, who we have fondly named Ginger, has been rescued and the Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh is taking action against the offenders who have left her in this situation. Ginger will be provided medical treatment at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital which was established in collaboration with the U.P Forest Dept.
A team of veterinarians examined Ginger and found that she is malnourished. Her visible tailbone and very conspicuous spine protruding out betrays her crippled and fragile state. She also has a slight limp on her right leg and keeps relieving her weight from it, along with signs of swelling on her right elbow. Her blindness could be caused due to negligence and malnutrition but we can only confirm after further examination.
We are grateful to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Dept. for taking such quick action in this matter and setting an example for such crippled elephants, ensuring that these offenses will not be tolerated.
Pari is now safe and sound at the aptly named Field of Dreams at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital Campus. All an elephant wants is food, freedom and companionship and sadly, Pari received none of it in her past life. But now, she finally has a chance to roam freely and eat to her heart's content!
The entire Wildlife SOS team is brimming with emotions on seeing her do simple things like taking peaceful naps, eating a nutritious meal and taking her first mud bath. Mud baths are extremely important for an elephant’s well-being and an essential part of being an elephant.
Pari has started on an intensive treatment course and we look forward to the day when she settles down into her new home and live her life freely!
ELEPHANT FEAST - Pari must think she's in elephant heaven! Our caregivers welcomed Pari to the Elephant Hospital with a feast fit for an angel. Bananas, watermelon, cucumbers, squash and lots of succulent leafy green fodder awaited our newest resident. The arrival banquet is a longstanding tradition at Wildlife SOS, and a welcome bit of fun for weary staff. The food is a symbolic bounty of the loving care and kindness Pari will receive from now on.
When we first saw photos of Pari before her rescue, her emaciated body was striking. She was surrounded by very little nutritious food, eating mostly branches, old grass and other discarded vegetation. Now Pari will get a balanced, vitamin-infused diet to help build her strength, and of course lots of healthy treats to win her heart!
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It’s time to celebrate! After extensive planning and a tremendous effort by our rescue team, Pari has safely arrived at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital. These first steps of freedom are powerfully symbolic, giving hope to all captive elephants in India. Let’s cheer Pari on and look forward to seeing her personality shine as her health improves and she no longer lives in fear.
Suffering from years of abuse, her many injuries mask her young age of just 20. In the coming weeks Pari will undergo extensive medical evaluations and initial treatment. She will receive nutritious food to help her regain strength, and of course many bananas and other treats to further win her trust. In time she will meet other resident elephant friends.
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Please share and tell your friends and family how much Pari’s rescue means to you!
Will you consider becoming a monthly supporter of Wildlife SOS? As a member of our Elephant Freedom Team, you will help us with the ongoing care of the many elephants at our facilities. The Freedom Team gives us the confidence to mount future rescues that save more elephants like Pari.
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The Wildlife SOS team made one final and crucial pit stop before reaching the Elephant Hospital. Pari was weighed at a “Dharam Kanta” which is a large weighing scale.
Here we have Dr. Tenzing explaining the process and why it is so important. He says that by knowing Pari’s body weight we can better understand whether she is underweight or overweight and if she is malnourished. As it had already been observed, she was underweight, so moving forward, a special, nutritious and balanced diet will be formulated that will be specific to her condition. This in turn facilitates optimum recovery and healing for Pari.
We are happy that Pari has such a caring and dedicated team who are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that she gets nothing but the best of treatment, food and care.
BREAKING NEWS- Pari has Arrived at the Elephant Hospital
What is the feeling of freedom? After years of torture and abuse as a begging Elephant, Pari relishes freedom as she comes home after an arduous journey – a moment we all were eagerly waiting for!
As she curiously walks towards the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital we ask again, "What does freedom feel like?" We hope Pari knows.
Pari has longed for this safety and comfort all her life, and we hope she is as inspirited as we are. Wonderful new things and friends wait for her. All we can anticipate now, is that she likes this new 'ghar' (Hindi for 'home') of hers. She will now be resting before we begin performing an extensive medical examination.
Team Wildlife SOS dearly thanks all those who supported Pari throughout her journey. We thank you for your generous donations in making this mission possible.
Driving into the foggy morning, we have entered the last leg of our journey to the Elephant Hospital Campus with Pari who has been extremely calm and patient.
Kudos to her resilience! We are eager to arrive at the EHC and shower Pari with all the love she deserves.
Thank you for being so patient and supportive throughout this entire rescue.
🙂 We are so grateful for your love and support.
WE'RE HALFWAY THERE - It's Giving Tuesday and we're halfway to reaching our goal to raise enough funds to rescue Ginger. Can you help? If we raise enough by the end of the day, we will be able to set off on Ginger's rescue tomorrow. To help us meet our goal, an anonymous donor has offered to match your donation up to $25,000!
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Ginger is a begging elephant that is blind in both eyes. She is unable to see the bright colors that are painted on her body — paint that masks her wounds as she is paraded around almost non-stop to make money for her owner. Blind elephants have the most difficult lives. Their dark worlds are some of the most frightening and isolating we can imagine. Blind elephants face danger and injury with every step.
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MATCH YOUR GIFT TO SAVE GINGER - It’s Giving Tuesday and our goal is to raise enough to save Ginger the blind elephant. If we raise enough by the end of the day, we will be able to set off on Ginger's rescue tomorrow. To help us meet our goal, an anonymous donor has offered to match your donation up to $25,000!
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While Pari is on her way to freedom, care and kindness at the Elephant Hospital, we're increasingly focused on our new challenge, helping Ginger. She's the blind, elderly elephant we're planning to save, but we can't do it without you. Blind elephants face danger and injury with every step they take, and Ginger needs us now.
Can you help Ginger today?
Your generous gift of:
$30 with match = $60
$50 with match = $100
$250 with match = $500
$500 with match = $1000
On behalf of Ginger, we thank you!
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In all our rescue efforts, we come across animals that are severely battered - mentally, physically and emotionally and Pari is no different. The scars on her body speak volumes of the tortures that she has lived through for years, silently bearing everything that humans have done to her. One expects the rescued animals to be wary of humans and be unsure of the future that awaits them. How can they be expected to trust and love the ones who have treated her so badly all these years?
It is when we meet animals like Pari, that we see just how forgiving and trusting they are!
Our elephant caregiver, Surender is a part of Pari’s rescue team. His first interaction with Pari could not have been more heart touching. She was completely calm as Surendra gently reached out to touch her trunk as a way of reassuring her that life was only going to get better from here on.
Thank you for your constant support throughout this ongoing mission. Pari will need a community of ongoing support to help her get the care. Will you become a monthly supporter today to provide her with the food and medicines she will need?
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BREAKING NEWS
We are happy to inform you that Pari is finally free from her past life of abuse and pain. She has stepped into the Wildlife SOS Elephant Ambulance and is on her way to the Elephant Hospital where she will be provided with the best and expert medical care for her wounds and pain. We are taking all precautions to ensure that Pari makes this journey with ease and is comfortable throughout.
As Pari embarks on this new journey, we thank you for your continued support and love for her. The road to recovery is a long one but we will do everything in our power to make sure that Pari leads a life full of good health, freedom and companionship. We will keep you posted throughout the journey.
P.S. She loves bananas and we used many many bunches to lure her into the ambulance.
Today is Giving Tuesday- a global day of generosity. With your help, we want to give Pari a comfortable life.
Can you help us?
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After travelling overnight, the Wildlife SOS team finally met Pari, only to find her shackled in chains with a heavy saddle tied to her back with coarse ropes that dug into her skin.
In this video, you can see Dr. Tenzing carefully removing the chains that had bound her for decades. The team also took off the heavy saddle that she was burdened with along with the other paraphernalia like spears and bull hooks (Ankush). Pari, now free from these reminiscents of her past has stepped into a new phase of life where she will have abundant freedom and happiness.
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After an arduous journey, the Wildlife SOS Team has finally arrived at the safe location. A mix of emotions flooded the entire rescue team as they first laid eyes on Pari. There was excitement to see Pari safe but also worry about her frail health, aching feet, and wounded body.
As a first step Pari was given some green fodder and fresh fruits to energise her and she will soon be examined by our veterinarians on site.
Pari’s journey of healing has already began with the comforting touch and care of our rescue team. We will keep you posted.
Please consider making a donation for Pari this #givingtuesday.
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Update on Pari Rescue. Here is a short video giving you a little perspective of what the driving is like at night during these rescues. Please become a monthly donor if you can to support her rescue and ongoing care! Thank you!
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The Wildlife SOS team has departed on their long voyage to rescue Pari. The elephant ambulance is santized and stocked with everything we anticipate Pari will need and will be accompanied by multiple support vehicles.
We hope you'll join us in wishing our team safe travels on the road ahead and keep them in your thoughts. Thank you for following our journey for Pari.
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After extensive planning, the Wildlife SOS team has been dispatched to bring Pari to safety. The first and foremost step in any rescue operation is preparing the Elephant Ambulance to ensure a safe and trouble-free journey.
Our team meticulously sanitised the ambulance and loaded it with all the essential things that Pari could possibly need during her long journey. From covering the ambulance floor with soft hay to keep Pari’s injured feet comfortable and blankets that will keep her warm and cozy, our team has ensured that Pari is showered with love from the minute she meets our team!
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Ramu, with majestic tusks that cross at the end, is our youngest bull elephant. An extremely picky eater, Sattu balls (Roasted Bengal Gram) is one of the few things that he relishes along with sugarcanes and green fodder, which he enjoys as a part of a hanging haynet enrichment.
Things weren't always this comfortable for Ramu. When he was rehabilitated to Wildlife SOS he was extremely underweight, limping due to an unhealed fracture in his left hind leg, protruding spine and even showed signs of stereotypy (not a good sight to behold).
But at Wildlife SOS, Ramu was given intensive treatment for his fracture and arthritic limbs, along with nutritious food and lots of care.
As they say, all's well that ends well. In his two years with us, he has shown remarkable improvement. It is a joy to see him run around and be a happy, young elephant!
Happy 2nd Rescueversary Ramu!
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Weasley Bears Celebrate 2nd Rescue Anniversary. Arthur and Molly are two of the most fun-loving bears at the #AgraBearRescueFacility! While they adore their enrichments, the two only need each other's company to truly have fun!
Named after the Weasely family from Harry Potter- Arthur, Molly and Ron lead super busy lives with their morning wrestling matches, climbing and playing in their three-storied platform, and the most important task of all - meal times!
The Weaselys had a lucky escape from being illegally trafficked to Nepal in 2019 when they were rescued along with Ginny and Charlie by #WildlifeSOS ' anti- poaching unit ‘Forest Watch’ and rehabilitated to the Agra Bear Rescue Facility. Ginny and Charlie sadly passed away in quick succession a few months ago and their deaths came as a blow to us and to Arthur, Molly and Ron.
Overcoming the hardships such as those they have faced is not easy but under our love and care, the trio continue to living a safe and healthy life with us.
Today, as we celebrate the Weasleys' 2nd rescue anniversary , we are happy to see how far they've have come in their recovery journey.
You can support Arthur & Molly's care and upkeep by making a donation here : https://bit.ly/3hHfTZl
Happy Thanksgiving to our friends in the USA, from Maya, Phoolkali and all of us at Wildlife SOS! We are so thankful for our army of supporters who love India's precious wildlife.
What are you thankful for this season?
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