He was dubbed the "world’s loneliest elephant"... After over 30 years of captivity, Kaavan will finally return to open spaces with the help of @fourpaws.org. This is his story.
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00:00The enclosure is terrible, so it doesn't meet any international guidelines for elephant
00:21husbandry.
00:51The
01:19main disturbing thing is the severe stereotype behavior which you have.
01:24No interaction with the elephant, the elephant is dangerous, dangerous for himself, dangerous
01:29for anyone come near to him.
02:19After our visit, we strongly have recommendation and suggestion for the zoo and we're obligatory
02:40because it's matter of the safety of the animal, the health condition of the animal and the
02:45safety of the visitors.
02:47And after four years, none of this recommendation was done, none of the suggestion, none of
02:55the medical requirement was done for the animal.
02:58A lot of animal dies and this is very sad to see.
03:01After all these years, nothing change for this elephant, no enrichment, nothing.
03:17The initial report what we have now sure Kavan is fit to travel, he is in a physical good
03:43body condition.
03:44He don't have any infectious disease or transmissible disease to a human being.
03:51All what we need now for Kavan to put him and to train him and to prepare him for such
03:57relocation to the destination which is in Cambodia.
04:10My friend, I'll say it clear, I'll state my case in which I'm certain.
04:18I find that music calm me and calm him.
04:21And this was the start to develop, to find a channel of communication.
04:34I think this elephant give hope not only for him.
04:38I think this elephant is hope for us as humanity.
04:41Can we be human somehow?
04:44And I think we have to fight for this to give him his dignity.