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How do you get a huge grumpy elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Meet the elephant movers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How do you get a huge grumpy elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Meet the elephant movers

The Independent  

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How do you get a grumpy 4-ton elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Call the elephant movers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How do you get a grumpy 4-ton elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Call the elephant movers

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — When it comes to the niche business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the best. In this photo supplied by Four Paws, Charley, an ageing four-ton African elephant, enters his adaption enclosure to acclimatise, at the Shambala Private Game Reserve, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, after being transported from …

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How do you move a 4-ton elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Very carefully
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How do you move a 4-ton elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Very carefully

LA Times  

Charley, an aging African elephant, enters his adaption enclosure to acclimatize at the Shambala Private Game Reserve in South Africa. In 2020, Khalil’s team saved Kaavan, an Asian elephant, from years of solitude at a Pakistan zoo and flew him to a sanctuary in Cambodia where he could live with other elephants. Charley, an aging 4-ton African elephant, had outlived …

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Lonely no more: Kaavan the elephant makes new friend at Cambodia sanctuary
4 years ago

Lonely no more: Kaavan the elephant makes new friend at Cambodia sanctuary

India Today  

Kaavan, dubbed as the "world's loneliest elephant", finally made his first contact with another elephant in 8 years. If your heart doesn’t melt seeing @cher singing to Kaavan Check your pulse #KaavansJourney pic.twitter.com/v3oazOJAle — CarolinaCHERCREW November 29, 2020 On Tuesday, Kaavan settled into his enclosure at Kulen Prom Tep Wildlife Sanctuary, where he was seen touching trunks with another elephant, …

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‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan arrives at new sanctuary
4 years ago

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan arrives at new sanctuary

The Independent  

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‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia
4 years ago

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The pachyderm dubbed the “ world’s loneliest elephant ” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary. The plight of the male Asian elephant has captured worldwide attention, including from the …

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With Cher’s help, ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia
4 years ago

With Cher’s help, ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia

LA Times  

The container holding Kaavan the elephant is blessed by monks upon its arrival in Cambodia from Pakistan. The plight of Kaavan the male Asian elephant has captured worldwide attention, including from singer and actor Cher, who has been closely involved in the animal’s rescue and was in Cambodia for its arrival. Cher’s animal welfare group Free the Wild, has worked …

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Kaavan’s not-so lonely journey to freedom in Cambodia
4 years ago

Kaavan’s not-so lonely journey to freedom in Cambodia

Al Jazeera  

A global effort helped bring the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ to a new home with 600 other pachyderms. American singer Cher – a longtime advocate for Kaavan’s freedom – was on the tarmac at the airport of Cambodian city Siem Reap to greet the elephant and meet the vets who accompanied him on his long journey in a custom-made crate, with …

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‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan starts trip to Cambodia
4 years ago

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan starts trip to Cambodia

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, was readied Sunday for his flight to a sanctuary in Cambodia and the much-needed company of other elephants. Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws who’s been treating Kaavan’s many wounds and ailments over the past three months, said he was hopeful …

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Cher in Pakistan for resettlement of ‘loneliest elephant’
4 years ago

Cher in Pakistan for resettlement of ‘loneliest elephant’

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists. Kaavan is set to leave for a sanctuary in Cambodia on Sunday, said Martin Bauer, spokesman for Four Paws …

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Cher — yes, Cher — helps a captive elephant find a new home in Cambodia
4 years ago

Cher — yes, Cher — helps a captive elephant find a new home in Cambodia

LA Times  

A veterinarian from the international animal welfare organization Four Paws comforts Kaavan the elephant during an examination in Islamabad, Pakistan, in September. “This is definitely a win,” said Martin Bauer, head of international public relations for Four Paws, a global animal welfare organization involved in the Kaavan rescue. Dr. Amir Khlil, a Four Paws veterinarian treating Kaavan, has alone rescued …

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World's loneliest elephant okayed to quit Islamabad zoo for new life in Cambodia
4 years, 3 months ago

World's loneliest elephant okayed to quit Islamabad zoo for new life in Cambodia

India Today  

An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case said on Saturday. Martin Bauer, a spokesman for Four Paws, said the elephant has been finally given medical approval to travel, most likely to …

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Vet sings Frank Sinatra songs to calm elephant named Kaavan set to get new home
4 years, 3 months ago

Vet sings Frank Sinatra songs to calm elephant named Kaavan set to get new home

Hindustan Times  

The trick to calming an unhappy elephant? Sing him Frank Sinatra songs, according to one of the vets tasked with assessing whether Kaavan can be moved from poor conditions in a zoo in Pakistan’s capital to a sanctuary in Cambodia. Amir Khalil, head of project development at FOUR PAWS International, with elephant named Kaavan. Amir Khalil, a vet who has …

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'World's loneliest elephant' to get new life after 35 years at Pakistani zoo
4 years, 3 months ago

'World's loneliest elephant' to get new life after 35 years at Pakistani zoo

India Today  

An elephant who has become a cause celebration for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case said Saturday. Martin Bauer, a spokesman for Four Paws, said the elephant has been finally given medical approval to travel, most likely to Cambodia, …

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Elephant Living in Chains for 30 Years in a Pakistani Zoo to be Set Free after Court Order
4 years, 4 months ago

Elephant Living in Chains for 30 Years in a Pakistani Zoo to be Set Free after Court Order

News 18  

Kaavan, a 35-year-old male elephant, is finally set to end his captivity inside a poorly maintained zoo in Pakistan after a historic court order on May 22 by the Islamabad High Court. Following protests by animal rights campaigners who outrage and petitioned for the freedom of the elephant, the court ruled in May that it was appropriate to free Kaavan …

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