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Recent CommentsOctober 2011Bhola's story in the Daily MirrorSun, 2011-10-09 21:07 | by Kate
"Man saves wild animals battling for life" - coverage by CNN-IBNSun, 2011-10-09 20:52 | by KateBhola - from 'skin and bones' to strong and healthySun, 2011-10-09 20:34 | by Kate
Champa, the matriarch of Elephant Haven, passes onSun, 2011-10-09 20:13 | by Kate
Champa spent her entire life, one of slavery, working even with tumours on her legs, internal injuries and as an object to be utilized for tourism, so her owner could be rich! When we rescued Champa, we wanted not to ‘own’ her, but to give her a childhood back. Read more » Giant Reptilian visitor paralyses South Delhi's Nelson Mandela MargThu, 2011-10-06 01:40 | by AnonymousOne breezy October morning saw hundreds of people gather on Nelson Mandela Road.They were witnessing a first of its kind! A seven foot python snake was spotted on a tree. Frantic calls started pouring into the Wildlife SOS Helpline all explaining how the python was on a compound wall. Read more » |
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"Following years of horrific cruelty, elephant Bhola is happy again – thanks to help from British vets. The five-tonne bull was regularly whipped and beaten with an iron rod by his owners. It left him sightless – blind in one eye, with a cataract in the
Bhola the 45 year old male elephant came in with more injuries than some soldiers returning from battle. Hit by a truck, it was several months before he could recover from injuries to the trunk, spine, back and shoulders. 
“Champa” - The word means a sanguine, brilliantly fragrant flower. Not so off the mark for the gentle elephant, Champa.Special
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