After being flown from Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai on Sunday, sick Thai giant Sak Surin is being quarantined for 30 days at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang state.
The elephant was transported by truck to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang & nbsp that evening after the plane carrying Sak Surin touched down at Chiang Mai airport at 2.03 p.m. on Sunday, according to Varawut Silpa-archa, the caretaker minister of natural resources and environment.
According to Livestock Department regulations, the female elephant was soon placed in isolation and will be closely watched for disease for at least 30 times.
When Mr. Varawut reached the center, the rhinoceros appeared to be in normal condition.
Sak Surin can now be guaranteed a total sleep before beginning the treatment process because he is being cared for by representatives from numerous agencies, including veterinarians and mahouts. Additionally, the elephant may have time to get used to the Thai mahouts, Thai language, and surroundings after being away from it for more than 20 years.
Sak Surin can only be seen on closed-circuit tv at the center of Lampang.
He said, but did not specify when the live telecast had start. During the 30-day quarantine, the center will set up live streaming of the rhinoceros on its fanpage twice a day, from 2pm to 2.30pm and 4.30 pm to 5pm.
For potential observing, the center will also produce a video of the elephant receiving care while in quarantine, according to Mr. Varawut.
The elephant may be made available for public viewing once it has finished its confinement and recovered fully. When may be announced by the center, he said.
Mr. Varawut declined to comment on whether Sak Surin would be sent back to Sri Lanka once he had recovered from his conditions. The elephant’s prognosis and timing of recovery were also unknown. For the time being, the emphasis would be on his care by professionals.
Sak Surin appeared fresh on Monday night, ate more meal, and excreted generally, according to Suratchai Inwiset, the elephant center manager. He insisted that during the isolation time, no one should disturb the elephant.
One of three Vietnamese animals, Sak Surin, was given to Sri Lanka in 2001 as a goodwill ambassador for the nation. Before ending up at Aluthgama Kande Viharaya & nbsp, in the south of Sri Lanka, where he carried holy relics during yearly Buddhist parades, the man had changed hands numerous times.
The rhinoceros was kept in leg shackles and had accidents all over his body, according to information provided by Rally for Animal Rights and Environment( Rare ), an animal security organization based in Sri Lanka. It demanded that the rhinoceros be returned to Thailand for medical attention and safety.
With the help of the Thai consulate in Colombo and the institutions, preparations for his relocation took six months. The animal’s relocation cost the emergency expenditure an estimated 19.5 million ringgit.