Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia

by Wildlife Alliance
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Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia
Help Care for Rescued Animals in Cambodia

Project Report | Feb 16, 2017
Chhouk, the Elephant, Receives a New Prosthethetic Foot

By Jessica Knierim | Development Associate

Chhouk happily approves of his new boot!
Chhouk happily approves of his new boot!

Chhouk, our young disabled male elephant, recently received a new prosthetic foot. At ten years old, Chhouk continues to grow quickly and is going through prosthetics just as fast! Late last year, the Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (CSPO) fitted Chhouk and made him a new shoe. The new design is lighter, stronger, and quicker for our staff to change. The new shoe quickly got Chhouk’s approval and he was running around his enclosure within minutes of trying on the new shoe!

Chhouk was found in 2007, at less than a year old, wandering alone in the forest in Northeast Cambodia. He had not only lost his foot to a poacher’s snare, but he was also gravely ill from the infected wound and severely malnourished. To gain his trust, our rescuers cared for him in the forest for two weeks before transporting him to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center where specialists were able to heal his wounds. Unfortunately, Chhouk’s lower leg had to be amputated but was replaced by a prosthesis from CSPO, which has changed his life completely. Our elephant keepers have trained Chhouk using only reward based positive reinforcement in order to effectively change his prosthetic leg. He is the first elephant in Cambodia to receive a prosthesis and is celebrated as a successful rescue story. Asian elephants are nearly full size at 15 years old, but continue to grow in size and weight until they are around 20-25 years old! At this rate, Chhouk will continue to outgrow his prosthetic legs, but thanks to the diligence of his keepers and CSPO, Chhouk won’t let his disability slow him down! 

Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center was very busy as 2016 came to a close. In the final quarter, 168 animals arrived at Phnom Tamao, either through confiscation or donation; 11 animals were born including 3 smooth-coated otters, 2 silvered langurs, 5 Elds deer, and 2 muntjac; and 147 animals were released either within the Phnom Tamao Protected Forest or in Koh Kong by the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team. Thank you so much for your generous support of our Care for Rescued Wildlife program and for helping us give thousands of animals a second chance at a life in the wild!

A new lighter and stronger prosthetic foot.
A new lighter and stronger prosthetic foot.
Snack time for baby langurs at the nursery!
Snack time for baby langurs at the nursery!
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By Jessica Knierim | Development Associate

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Wildlife Alliance

Location: New York, NY - USA
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Twitter: @WildlifeRescue
Project Leader:
Elisabeth Gish
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
$192,370 raised of $225,000 goal
 
2,463 donations
$32,630 to go
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