“Hand-raising Orphan Asian Elephants” – An open-access, online guide for range country veterinarians, veterinary technicians, mahouts, and other care providers.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER (watch our video) ~ https://youtu.be/VWwbSNdxGSM
From “First Encounter” to “Release Back to the Wild”—11 chapters in all. Our new guide is truly a game-changer!
WHY DID OUR TEAM CREATE THIS GUIDE?
Hand-raising orphan elephants is challenging, especially if they have been injured. Even facilities with experience are not always successful. Many orphan elephants die.
To date, there has been no comprehensive resource to provide practical and science-based information on how to care for wild Asian elephant calves that have been orphaned. Until now!
Written by an international team of Asian elephant health and welfare experts –with decades of hands-on experience in Asia—this groundbreaking new resource provides veterinary protocols, step-by-step instructions, photos, videos, and a variety of healthcare and welfare tools and options (and much more!) to ensure young orphan elephants have the opportunity to thrive. And be returned to the wild!
Watch our video to learn more of what’s to come. https://youtu.be/VWwbSNdxGSM
Our International Team:
Dr. Susan Mikota, Veterinarian Elephant Care International (US)
Hollis Burbank-Hammarlund, Work for Wild Life International (US)
Dr. Vijitha Perera, Veterinarian, Elephant Transit Home (Sri Lanka)
Dr. Willem Schaftenaar, Veterinarian, Advisor to the Elephant Taxon Advisory Group (Europe)
Dr. Khyne U. Mar, Veterinarian (Myanmar and the UK)
Dr. Ellen Dierenfeld, Nutritionist, Research Advisor (US)
Dr. Bhaskar Choudhury, Veterinarian, Wildlife Trust of India (India)
Funding for this project was provided by the Coville-Triest Family Foundation
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