“The loneliest elephant in the world” Kaavan moves – Cher instead

Kaavan’s heart broke when his partner died of an infection in 2012. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with the animal rights group Four Paws, told the AP. His body was with him in the cramped enclosure for several days before staff removed it.

The elephant’s tragic fate was solved by animal rights activists and received international attention. Kaavan has lived at the zoo for 35 years, many of them to which he has been chained. He has suffered from both obesity and malnutrition and has developed strange behaviors after many isolated years, the news agency writes. Among other things, he moves his head from side to side for hours and hours.

But now one will hopefully come the light turns in the dark: on Sunday you will be transferred to a nature reserve in Cambodia. Martin Bauer at Four Paws says it will likely be many years before it is possibly restored. Khalil, who has cared for the elephant for several months, says there are several females on the reserve and jokes that Kaavan might find a girlfriend.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Marghazar Zoo in the capital Islamabad should be closed.

Artist Cher He is one of those who fought to make the elephant move. He met with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday and thanked him for the move. The singer writes on social media that she is making a documentary about Kaavan.

– Celebrities committed to a good cause are always welcome, because they initiate public debate and increase pressure on responsible authorities, says Bauer.

There are several known examples where elephants have suffered in solitude. Last year, Flavia – “the saddest elephant in the world” – was killed in Spanish Cordoba after 43 years on her own. He is believed to have suffered from depression, reports The Independent.

In August, the BBC wrote about Fredzia living in a zoo in Warsaw, Poland. His behavior changed radically after the death of the female elephant Erna. Then the staff treated her with CBD oil, the most common ingredient in medical cannabis, which has a calming effect.

– It is a big problem in a herd of elephants when one of the oldest animals dies. “Elephants can have behavioral problems when the group structure changes,” Agnieszka Czujkowska, director of animal rehabilitation, told the BBC.