Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu has shared a video showing an elephant struggling to stand on its legs on Twitter. Sahu said the elephant was in a bad condition because of parasitic worms and that Tamil Nadu forest officials treated the animal at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve.
The clip shows the forest officials removing what seemed like a creeper from the young elephant’s body. The elephant tries to stand up but falls and people are heard cheering for the animal. It tries again and manages to stand on its hind legs, but in vain.
Watch the video here:
TN forest officials & vets successfully treated a young elephant in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve found lying helplessly due to excessive parasitic worms load.She is doing well & a special team will monitor her health till recovery.Well done DFO Hasanur & Team #TNForest #elephants pic.twitter.com/Z8Qhn8UbWr
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) April 21, 2022
Sahu, the additional chief secretary with the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, appreciated the forest officials. “TN forest officials & vets successfully treated a young elephant in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve found lying helplessly due to excessive parasitic worms load. She is doing well & a special team will monitor her health till recovery. Well done DFO Hasanur & Team,” Sahu tweeted.
The clip posted Thursday has garnered more than 5,000 views so far. The video captured hearts online with many users wishing for the speedy recovery of the animal. “Kudos the vets and forest officials and to you their leader. Happy for the elephant and our biodiversity. Wish the tusker re overa fast and you will keep us updated,” commented a user.
Thank you very much for your initiatives. The officials who have rescued and rehabilitated be rewarded suitably.
— Samikkannu M (@SamikkannuM2) April 21, 2022
Very good efforts by Forest Department. Every elephant’s life matters. SAVE THE ELEPHANTS.
— RAJA VENKATRAMAN. (@raja_venkatram) April 21, 2022
Wish her speedy recovery. Well done team.
— Lakshman Karkal (@kark_67) April 21, 2022
🙏💐🙏 THE EFFORTS OF NOBLE FOREST OFFICIALS ,SURE THE YOUNG 🐘 WILL BE 👌👍VERY SOON…
— RAJA SINGH (@SINGHTRSINGH) April 21, 2022
Kudos the vets and forest officials and to you their leader. Happy for the elephant and our biodiversity. Wish the tusker re overa fast and you will keep us updated https://t.co/2Oyot2ZiCk
— Siva Parameswaran (@BBCSiva) April 21, 2022
Videos of elephants often grab attention online. On Wednesday, a clip showing an elephant’s balancing skills left netizens amazed. The tusker was seen picking up a long log of wood with its trunk and balancing it on top of another log of wood fixed vertically on the ground.
