Category: Elephant

Saving The Survivors veterinary team recently attended to Mr F, the adult Elephant bull that is suffering from a long bone fracture in his forearm. While still very sore, we are glad to report that his lameness has definitely improved and that he is responding to treatment. It is still a long road ahead, but … Continued

Niassa National Reserve (NNR) is Mozambique’s largest protected area. It covers 42’300 km2, and contains Mozambique’s largest populations of Elephants, Lions, and Wild Dogs. Niassa’s Elephants are under threat of poaching for the illegal ivory trade. Recent estimates suggest that as few as 1’500 Elephants remain. This project, implemented by WCS, aims at ramping up the … Continued

Saving the Survivors (STS) received a call to investigate the cause of death of an adult Elephant cow in Mozambique. The carcass had no evident signs of prolonged health problems or injuries. However, on close inspection, we could note small amounts of bloody fluid coming out of the trunk. The vet unit collected multiple blood … Continued

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Another distressing case of a magnificent animal. This 12 year old Elephant is was found with a double leg snare. It was buried deep down to the bone causing massive swelling and infection. Prognosis was not good when we found, Titan. After darting, the wound was cleaned and treated and Titan walked … Continued

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES After the recent announcement of Saving The Survivors expansion into Mozambique, we would like to continue by featuring some of the recent cases. They are attended by out vet, Dr Joao Almeida. A few weeks ago, we were called by the Maputo Special Reserve managers from ANAC and PPF. We were asked to treat an Elephant … Continued

Dr Johan and Dr Zoë recently visited Jabu the Elephant in Botswana to take some radiographs of his leg, as we think he has mild osteoarthritis in his knee joint. Not an easy thing to do, as Jabu is a magnificent 3,5 metres tall at the shoulder. His legs are therefore exceedingly large, and to … Continued

The STS Team recently attended to this 6-week-old Elephant calf. We found that he was strangely abandoned by his herd, also in one of our national parks. The gait of his left hindlimb was abnormal. Therefore, we proceeded to take radiographs of the limb – not always so easy. Luckily, the attending vet Dr Rogers, … Continued