Year of arrival: 2021
Age at the time of arrival: 40 years old
Sex: Female
Recognisable features: Slight depigmentation on the borders of the ears, hole in the right ear due to piercing, light-coloured eyes with specs of green.
Health condition when rescued: Torn foot pads with presence of embedded debris; overgrown and cracked toenails, degenerative joint disease in forelimbs, chronic hip abscess on either side of her rump, poor body composition due to malnutrition
Facility: Elephant Hospital Campus (EHC)
Favourite food: Cabbage, cauliflower and sugarcane
Closest to: Maya and Phoolkali
Favourite activities: Napping on her mud bed under the sun, surveying her surroundings using her trunk
Background: Adorned with heavy, ornamental garbs, Emma was abused as a ‘begging’ elephant that spent most of her life walking on concrete surfaces and hot tarmac roads. Emma would be painted with bright colours to make her appear visually appealing. Upon being intercepted by the Jharkhand Forest Department, it was revealed that she had walked over 500 km with no valid documentation. Emma was transferred to the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital Campus for intensive care and treatment. | READ MORE ABOUT EMMA