Posts tagged elephant

Krit, a 12-year-old student with disabilities, leads a female elephant at the Thai Elephant Research and Conservation Fund in Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand on May 25th 2016. The Elephant Education Program for Blind and Disabled Children was designed to help children with multiple disabilities adapt themselves better to society, through learning to manage their emotions and developing specific skills for their daily lives. As well as feeding the elephants the children can ride them, which improves their physical movement and balance. Currently the centre has two elephants, both of which were rescued. Credit: EPA/Rungroj Yongrit

After sedating a female elephant, a vet monitors her respiratory rate while she is fitted with a GPS collar in the Garamba National Park, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on February 7th 2016. 
Regional conflict and insecurity combined with tough terrain and isolation make Garamba one of the most difficult national parks in Africa for conservationists to work in. Credit: AFP/Tony Karumbatony

Bystanders watch as a wild elephant moves through a street after it strayed into the city of Siliguri, West Bengal State, India on February 10th 2016. The elephant had wandered from the Baikunthapur forest, crossing roads and a small river before entering the city. The panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes before it was tranquilised. Wildlife officials have since returned the elephant to the forest. Credit: Reuters