Mobile
veterinary team treated both elephants
December
2012. With assistance of forest staff, a Centre For Wildlife Rehabilitation
& Conservation "CWRC) Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team have
successfully treated two injured wild elephants, in India's Kaziranga National
Park.
In
the first instance villagers reported an injured elephant unable to walk
properly in the Sekoni Tea Estate. Upon reaching the spot, the team discovered
that it was a male elephant, about 40 years old, with a swollen left forelimb
because of a wound on the lower knee joint.
Gunshot
wound
"The injury was deep-seated, with uneven edges - a probable gun-shot wound - though no foreign object was found embedded in it," said Dr Abhijit Bhawal, veterinarian of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), who led the team that responded to the rescue call. "Relevant medical treatment was given after the elephant was immobilized and the elephant was kept under observation. The last update from the forest staff confirmed an improvement in the elephant's wellbeing status, as gauged by its movement," he added.
"The injury was deep-seated, with uneven edges - a probable gun-shot wound - though no foreign object was found embedded in it," said Dr Abhijit Bhawal, veterinarian of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), who led the team that responded to the rescue call. "Relevant medical treatment was given after the elephant was immobilized and the elephant was kept under observation. The last update from the forest staff confirmed an improvement in the elephant's wellbeing status, as gauged by its movement," he added.
Second
elephant
The
MVS was then called to treat another male adult elephant with a swelling on the
right leg. This tusker, estimated to be around 30-35 years old, was visibly
stressed at the sight of the captive elephants approaching him and needed to be
tranquilised. Relevant medical treatment was provided under anaesthesia and the
elephant showed signs of recovery within an hour. "The tusker was placed
under a 48 hour observation with a team of frontline forest staff and a captive
elephant to monitor his movement and feeding behaviour," said Dr Bhaskar
Choudhury, Regional Head of WTI.
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