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GlobalGiving - Sponsor an elephant @ EVP - Report - April - July 2022

ELIE & the Elephant Valley Projects (EVP) sponsor an elephant page is an ongoing funding program for the 12 elephants now at the EVP Sanctuary. Donors can sponsor one of our elephants as a monthly contribution or support them with a one off donation.

To give you a quick update on the 12 elephants at EVP, one of which you may be sponsoring, read on. Note individual elephant sponsors will also receive your specific elephant update directly from us at EVP.

Sambo

Dry season this year wasn't too bad for our old Sambo girl. She and Ruby meandered through the forests, searching for new fresh shoots as the rains came on time this year in April. 2022 has seen the return of wild elephants, which means for most of April, May and June, Sambo and Ruby have been spending their nights close to the village so we can protect them, however there wasn't too much drama this year. Sambo continues to need the most care, so all of your sponsor dollars help fund Sambo's massive food intake and daily foot treatments.

Nung Bra (Ruby)

Ruby has been doin well these last few months, her normal routine has been munch munch munching on new bamboo shoots. She had a small flare up of her eye infection, but another week of eye drops calmed it back down. She continues to be Sambo’s rock and supports her on a daily basis, probably gossiping about all the goings on at the basecamp.

Gee Yul (Easy Rider)

April to June saw Easy and Gene deep in the northern valley, away from wild elephants. Easy is doing well, smashing through the forest. She found an old tree with a massive old beehive inside and continued to return to the same spot for about 3 weeks. She is hilarious.

Gee Nowl

Together with Easy rider, Gee Nowl has been deep in the northern valley these past few months. She has been suffering from quite a few fly bites to her belly, and maybe as she is getting older she is just not healing as quickly. The vet assistant has been spending a lot more time over there helping her mahout treat her. But otherwise, after a few bananas and quick treatment, she is off foraging through the forest as normal. 

Hen

May - June was a cranky couple of months for our big boy, as he went into musth early this year. We think this may be because Doe and Darling hung out with him for a little bit and it triggered his Musth period. Musth in a bull is a natural time of heightened aggression, when in the wild they would compete with other males for the rights to mate with the females. In captivity it can be quite difficult to manage bulls. However our big old boy was just a little crankier than normal, but his dedicated mahouts were able to still care for him each day, walking with him while he slowly moved through the forest and continued his daily medication and treatments.

Gee Bloh (Doe)

Doe had a pretty drama filled few months, with the wild elephants returning in March this year, she decided to do what she likes to do and went for a little stroll with them for a few days. Anxiously we tracked her and called the owners a few days later to help. We found her 8kms away with a big herd of wild elephants. She was very happy to see her humans and basically ran back to the EVP to find her best friend Darling. She is fine and settling back into chilled out retirement. 

Bong Kong (Darling)

Darling is doing so well in her second year back here. With a constant full belly, she is a favorite of day visitors, who love to watch her scratch and mud after she gets out of the bath. She also had an anxious few days while Doe went walkabout with the wild ele’s, but the two were reunited and had lots to discuss.

Ning Wan

Ning Wan has been kept on her toes with the new little Diamond running around. For the big beautiful old girl, we actually think the little one is too much excitement for her. For the first month or so she was actually scared of the new baby ele and would run away. We never know how any of these elephants will react, as much as we can hope they will accept all new experiences, we don't know what kind of trauma or history is in their past. She is still sticking close to Pearl and giving her support, but now from a small distance away, giving the baby some space.

Mae Nang

Mae Nang is cherishing the new growth with the rains this year, however the rains of June and July are taking a toll on the old lady, and this year we can really see her aging. She is now around 72-74 years old! But we have updated her night time boost food and hoping she isn't too affected by this very wet year we are having. Thanks to her sponsors for you help funding her extra care.

Gee Chreng

Similar to Ning Wan, Gee Chreng seems to be super wary of the new little baby ele. She is not really sure how to take her. We knew she was always scared of dogs, but the baby ele has also seemed to put her on edge the first month or so. She is getting used to her now and we are hoping as the baby gets bigger, she will start to spend more time with her.

Gee Pael (Pearl) & Gee Pech (Diamond)

Well what to say about these two, apart from they are the cutest little mumma and bubba team we have ever seen. Pearl is doing an amazing job as a mum. We are still boosting extra food to her to make sure she has plenty of energy for maximum milk production and to now chase little Diamond around as she gets more and more playful. Diamond is learning something new every week. Just this week gone she learnt to trumpet and roar for the first time which was a huge surprise to her as that big sound came out of her own trunk, which was hilarious.

Thank you

We want to thank you all for HELPING US, HELP THEM. We are committed to providing a better life for the amazing retired and rescued elephants under our care, but we could not do this without you, so thank you all for your sponsorships and donations.