A message from The Elephant Whisperers
1 year, 9 months ago

A message from The Elephant Whisperers

Hindustan Times  

Animal babies ooze irresistible cuteness. This Oscar-winning short documentary is an evocative tale of a bond between an orphaned baby elephant and an aged caregiver couple in an elephant camp run by the forest department in Tamil Nadu. Young Raghu got lucky with the Tamil Nadu forest department’s swift rescue and the devotion of his foster parents, Bellie and Bomman, both from the Kattunayakan community, a forest tribe known for training and bonding with elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. These official numbers are above and beyond what elephant experts offer as guesstimates — around 45-50 elephants die due to electrocution every year. The Elephant Whisperers sends a clear message about the urgent need for convergence between government departments to protect our national heritage animal and implement the actionable and progressive framework that the task force experts prescribed.

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