KAZIRANGA, Nov 24 - The elephant calf, which was rescued from the under-construction site of the Patanjali project at Ghoramari, Tezpur, was shifted to the Wildlife Rescue Centre of the Wildlife Trust of India here last evening.
Dr Pranjit Basumatary, a veterinarian of the centre, informed this correspondent that the calf was brought to the rescue centre after administration of anaesthesia.
When the calf reached Kaziranga last evening, it was calm. But today, after finding its mother missing, the calf grew restless and started moving about in the open enclosure. Dr Basumatary said that under normal circumstances, the young ones of wild animals bond intimately with their mothers. As the mother elephant succumbed to its injuries at Tezpur last night, the calf is now all alone.
Kept in the small enclosure fed by sunlight, animal keepers are finding it difficult to control the calf which even tried to break through the bamboo fencing erected on the enclosure. Normally, it takes seven or more days for an abandoned calf to become stable. Veterinarians are optimistic that the calf would become stable soon.
KAZIRANGA, Nov 24 - The elephant calf, which was rescued from the under-construction site of the Patanjali project at Ghoramari, Tezpur, was shifted to the Wildlife Rescue Centre of the Wildlife Trust of India here last evening.
Dr Pranjit Basumatary, a veterinarian of the centre, informed this correspondent that the calf was brought to the rescue centre after administration of anaesthesia.
When the calf reached Kaziranga last evening, it was calm. But today, after finding its mother missing, the calf grew restless and started moving about in the open enclosure. Dr Basumatary said that under normal circumstances, the young ones of wild animals bond intimately with their mothers. As the mother elephant succumbed to its injuries at Tezpur last night, the calf is now all alone.
Kept in the small enclosure fed by sunlight, animal keepers are finding it difficult to control the calf which even tried to break through the bamboo fencing erected on the enclosure. Normally, it takes seven or more days for an abandoned calf to become stable. Veterinarians are optimistic that the calf would become stable soon.
