Kerala wildlife

When a wild elephant was caught in the flooded Chalakudy River, it took compassion, quick thinking, and community effort to help the tusker find its way back to safety.

"I was absolutely devastated and shocked by what I saw. Several elephants had been blinded, many had raw bleeding wounds on their ankles, and almost all of them had enormous tumours on their hips. And yet they were being forced to parade beneath the scorching sun, deprived of a proper home, food, and water.”