Two-year-old
Asian elephant Indali Hi Way was left fighting for life earlier this year after a blood test revealed she had developed Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV).
Two-year-old
Asian elephant calf, Indali Hi Way, is thriving at Chester Zoo having fought off the EEHV virus
WESTERN cultures have a serious problem with
Asian elephant tourism.
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Asian Elephant chief executive Duncan McNair added: "Whilst Beecham House is set in a bygone era, we condemn the riding of elephants.
Indali Hi Way, a two-yearold
Asian elephant, contracted the deadly EEHV virus, which threatens the elephant population globally A large team of specialists from around the UK worked around the clock at the zoo for more than two weeks nursing her back to health.
She is thought to be a rare case of an
Asian elephant surviving the potentially lethal illness and experts described it as 'a momentous, historic step for Chester Zoo and for global
Asian elephant conservation'.
All four of the African elephants are at zoos in Karachi, while the
Asian elephant is housed at Islamabad Zoo.
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Asian Elephants agreed, saying it was "regrettable" that Clunes was seen "clambering on a captive
Asian elephant with its keeper, with apparent approval".
Since 2015, Church and his fellow scientists have been working to isolate the mammoth genes and splice them into the DNA of an
Asian elephant, the closest living relative to the woolly mammoth.
The
Asian elephant is on the red list of endangered species.
According to zoo officials Monday, the
Asian elephant named Kanto died about 4 p.m.