Year of rescue: 2019
Age at the time of rescue: 45 years old
Sex: Female
Personality traits: Timid, gentle
Recognisable features: Completely blind in the right eye, taller than Holly
Present health condition: Kalpana is presently undergoing laser therapy for her front right leg, as well as medicated footbaths for the abscesses around her toenails and her footpads
Facility: Treatment Unit at ECCC
Favourite food: Sweet potatoes and watermelons
Closest to: Holly
Favourite activities: Going on long walks with Holly
Background history: Kalpana was rescued in April, 2019 as a begging elephant from Uttar Pradesh, in 2019, owned illegally by a Godman who used her as a money-minting machine. Her owner would paint on her trunk and her forehead to hide her scars and wounds that spoke of her abusive and neglected past. The mental trauma that she underwent led her to be a timid, scared elephant that she was until Wildlife SOS came for her rescue. | READ MORE ABOUT KALPANA