Elephants can incur serious injuries that would mean death in wild. If the injured elephant is lucky enough to be rescued it may have a chance to survive. But what happens to elephants that are injured so seriously that amputation of a limb is the only course? In a number of cases, prosthetic devices have been developed which enable the elephant to live, albeit in captivity. Ellie, the elephant in the image is a young elephant in Malaysia that was caught in a snare and had to undergo a partial amputation of her front leg. Because she is growing the prosthetic device has to be modified frequently which is expensive. Now there is a new non-profit organization that is trying to help elephants like Ellie by raising funds to cover the cost of prosthetic devices for amputees. They also hope to develop a universal prosthetic device that will be more cost-effective. Visit their website here: elephantprosthetics.org
