CHIANG MAI: After 22 years apart, Sak Surin, one of three elephant that Thailand gave to Sri Lanka, arrived in Chiang Mai on Sunday.
The elephant was housed in a box that fits inside the Ilyushin IL-76 plane’s goods hold, which was used to fly her again. Four professionals and two mahouts who had previously been sent to Sri Lanka joined the heat team.
At 7.30 a.m. on Sunday, the IL-76 departed from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo’s investment, with Sak Surin reportedly remaining calm the entire flight. After a five-hour journey, the aircraft touched down at Chiang Mai aircraft at 2.03 p.m.
Upon arrival, the elephant underwent a health search, and it was determined that his condition was typical.
Sak Surin was being transported by trailer car to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre( TECC ) in Lampang, which is 1.5 hours south of Chiang Mai, after the landing, according to Environment and Natural Resources Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Before being permitted to mix with other animals, the elephant may receive at least a quarter of intensive care.
Before the next phase of his restoration to Thailand, Sak Surin will be quarantined for 30 times in a designated place and given additional medical attention.
According to Mr. Varawut, the Ministry of National Resources and Environment is live-streaming events on its Facebook page to update the people on the animal’s development.
The rhinoceros has changed hands numerous times since Sak Surin was given to Sri Lanka in 2001 as a kind ambassador for the nation before ending up in Aluthgama Kande Viharaya in the country’s north, where it was used to transport sacred relics during yearly Buddhist rallies.
However, after it was discovered that his limbs had been restrained by chains, which had resulted in injuries all over his body, heads were turned, according to Rally for Animal Rights and Environment( Rare ), a Sri Lanka-based animal protection organization. It demanded that the rhinoceros be returned to Thailand for medical attention and safety.
With assistance from both institutions and the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo, the state has scheduled the resettlement for six weeks. The animal’s relocation activity cost at least 19.5 million ringgit of the emergency budget.