Meanwhile in Thailand, a hospital for elephants...

Meanwhile in Thailand, in the world's first elephant hospital…

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00:30It has treated over 5,000 cases of sick and injured elephants.

00:56The Sons of the Asian Elephant also does a lot of awareness around elephant nutrition,

01:02educating other veterinary practitioners on how to look after sick and injured elephants

01:09and raising awareness for Asian elephants in general.

01:28Human-elephant conflict, poaching and capture and loss of natural habitats are some of the

01:35threats that are facing Asian elephants. Asian elephants have had a 95% decrease in natural

01:44habitat and a 90% population decline over the last 100 years. They are a keystone species.

01:52This means that they also impact biodiversity and we need to ensure their safe future,

02:00not just for them but for the ecosystem in which they live in.

02:22Friends of the Asian Elephant is home to a number of inpatients. These permanent residents include

02:28Bunmi, Matala and Mosha and these three elephants sadly all have lost part of their foot

02:36due to landmine explosions.

02:48We need to come together globally to do all we can to ensure elephants have a safe future on our

02:54planet and we're really grateful that there are these amazing organisations out there such as

02:59Friends of the Asian Elephant who look after sick and injured elephants.