INDIA // Visiting the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre

We visited the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in Mathura, India, which is owned and operated by the amazing team at Wildlife SOS.
This centre is home to 20 Elephants, all rescued from a life in chains, or shackles, from across India, in the cruel elephant entertainment industry including Elephant rides, circuses, begging elephants and also slaves to the logging industry.
Wildlife SOS works hard to get elephants out of these situations, looking into each rescue case for months to ensure they can successfully rescue the animals.
These beautiful creatures, suffer greatly in these industries mentioned, decades of physical and emotional trauma, robbed of any kind of normal life, and basic traits such as love, affection and company, they have scars which are deep, but are slowly healing in the safe and loving home of this sanctuary.
We helped out to chop up fruit for them, we also helped to give them a bath!
In the wild, Elephants would crush up fruits whole, and would learn from their mums to bath themselves to ensure they keep parasites away and avoid skin infections, but do to their upbringing, they need a bit of guidance. They love bathing in water as much as I do, and they certainly love a roll around in the mud. . . .

I am was so grateful to be able to be a part of this project, an incredible experience. Owners are a huge inspiration to me, and my work with Balu Blue Foundation, their progress with animal welfare in India deserves huge applaud and support.


Elephant Conservation and Care Centre
Mathura, India

Wildlife SOS
https://wildlifesos.org/

Contiki
www.contiki.com

Treadright
www.treadright.org



Big thanks to our amazing team

Celine Costeau
http://www.celinecousteau.com/

Joshua Morin Film
http://www.joshuamorinfilm.com/

Sara Mai Jewels
@saramaijewels

Nomadasaurus
https://www.nomadasaurus.com/

@WheresAndrew
Andrew Evans



Big thanks to Riley Pearce for letting us use his music
This song is " Elephants "

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