Park rangers and vets perform CPR on an elephant and save its life.
The moment is inspiring: an elephant mother and her calf were saved from death by a group of rangers and veterinarians in Thailand.
The 10-year-old mother and one-year-old son slipped down a drain in heavy rain in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand, and the mother had to receive CPR to be resuscitated.
A storm had wet and muddy the grass, causing the mother and calf to fall into a hole eight feet deep. Torrential rain made it nearly impossible to recover the pair, and vets mobilized a machine to track down the huge mammals from the drain.
But after her mother hit her head and passed out, her life was suddenly in danger.
The elephant mother and her calf had fallen into a gutter.
Chief National Park Veterinarian Dr Chananya Kanchanasarak said: “It was impossible to get close to the baby while the mother was out and about, so we gave her three doses of tranquilizers, but she got close to her baby before she passed out and banged. the head. ”He added that the mother “she regained consciousness after being stimulated by both me and the baby”.
Park rangers feared that the mother would seek help from the nearby herd of 30 elephants. if they made their way to get the baby out, they called the vets.
A team has installed a temporary barrier to prevent the approach of the protective and potentially violent herd.
The calf was rescued by park rangers.
When the mother passed out in the den, the baby elephant, which had been trapped the night before, nursed, giving some relief to the vets.
A crane was used to lift the mammals from the muddy drain before the vets continued their work.
The moment her mother hit safe ground, three vets pounced on her to revive and wake her as the impact of a fall on her head could have injured her. Fortunately, the elephant mother woke up.
The specialists climbed onto the animal’s back to perform CPR.
Park rangers and vets left the scene to allow the elephants to gather and join the huge herd. Watching the mother and her baby disappear into the woods, happy rangers and excited vets were seen.
Dr Chananya added: “Despite the obstacles, the mother did not leave her baby. “This experience has touched our hearts and will be one of the most memorable rescues we have ever made.”
On the back of the elephant mother to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The vet said that “both the mother and the baby are safe” and thanked the people for the “hard work of all parties involved in the rescue”. There are around 4,000 elephants in Thailand.
About half of these live in captivity in animal camps, zoos and sanctuaries. The rest can be found by wandering around the national nature parks.
Source: Clarin
