Two male elephant calves admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, 18 October 2015: Two male elephant calves, both under three months old were admitted to the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) within 72 hours of each other.
Meanwhile within seventy two hours of this calf being admitted, on 17th October, 2015, another two month old male elephant calf was found in Majuli Island with injuries by the Jorhat Forest Division and was taken from the custody of the religious head of Dakhinpat Satra, one of the major institutions of Vaishnavaite culture of Assam.
The second male elephant calf found in the custody of the religious head of Dakhinpat Satra
The Jorhat Forest Division in turn, informed the CWRC team and asked them for support.
Dr Biswajit Boruah, the veterinarian who attended the case said, “The calf was dehydrated. There were four prominent puncture wounds over the right and left lateral part of the right carpal joint as well as on the left elbow joint of the fore limb. Another puncture wound was observed over the left buttock. All wounds were with profuse purulent discharges and foul odour. The calf was in lateral recumbency and reluctant to stand up. The wounded areas were visibly swollen and he was limping at every step.”
The second calf being provided care at CWRC