Aired (October 13, 2024): Bumisita sa Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary si Doc Nielsen Donato para bisitahin ang mga na-rescue na mga elepante. Ang ilan sa mga elepante, nagtamo ng bali at sugat sa katawan dahil sa paggamit sa kanila bilang kargador ng mga pinuputol na puno ng mga mangtotroso sa mga kabundukan ng Thailand. Panoorin ang video!
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00:00I visited the Bunlats Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand.
00:08I saw the elephants having a good bath.
00:17I thought they were just enjoying the water.
00:21But they were actually working elephants.
00:30When I visited this sanctuary, I was accompanied by their founder, Catherine Connor.
00:45What's the name of the elephant we're following?
00:49Tangsoy.
00:50Tangsoy, meaning beautiful?
00:52Yes.
00:53They say this elephant was in an accident because it was used for logging before.
01:00This is how the tourists interact.
01:03They just walk with them and forage.
01:07When I say forage, I mean letting them eat.
01:11They eat for about four hours.
01:13We can see that they're just talking to each other.
01:21They don't have bullhooks, but they can order each other around like dogs.
01:30You don't need to use force, but you need to build trust.
01:35These are the new elephant whispers.
01:38There's dog whisper, horse whisper.
01:41These are the elephant whispers.
01:49Tangsoy was the first to visit us.
01:56Tangsoy is an elephant from our local village here.
02:00She's only ever been used for logging.
02:02Tangsoy was pulling a big pile of logs down a hill, and she stopped.
02:09But the pile of logs did not.
02:11So the pile of logs came, smacked her in the back of the leg, and she broke her femur bone.
02:16So I agreed, and I took her in.
02:18And the owner comes to visit her every year.
02:25Aside from Tangsoy, I also met her best friend, Pangnoy.
02:32Tangsoy and Pangnoy are best friends.
02:36They're always together.
02:38I was shocked by Pangnoy's story.
02:41Pangnoy has always been an elephant in the north.
02:47Tom, I can stay here? Up to here?
02:50I'm so wild.
02:52In the wild, you can never be as close as this one.
02:57Ever since elephants were banned from being used for logging in 1989,
03:03the number of elephants cared for by the residents has increased.
03:09Only 3,000 elephants can be seen in the wild here in Thailand.
03:15Thailand has a very unique captive elephant situation.
03:19As far as I know, all the other Asian countries do not have the tourism industry that we have
03:24when it comes to elephant entertainment.
03:26So in Thailand, there are lots of shows, circuses, elephants giving rides with benches on their backs.
03:35All these activities are very physically damaging to the elephants.
03:40So, Bunlot Elephant Sanctuary is my apology to the elephants.
03:47In my visit to the elephant rescue center in Thailand,
03:52I got to know the group of elephants that they call Gossip Girls.
03:58This group is very loud.
04:04While having lunch,
04:07I bumped into the Gossip Girls.
04:10They are the ones approaching people.
04:13When we were together, I got to know them a little bit.
04:20They are more gentle to me.
04:31Do you like that?
04:37The members of Gossip Girls,
04:39Pangdaw,
04:41Lotus,
04:43and Wasana,
04:44are some of the most annoying and nosy people in the sanctuary.
04:52But despite their activity,
04:55their behavior is not good.
04:58Pangdaw has a broken wrist.
05:00We believe that she got that when she was used for forced breeding.
05:04Forced breeding is a real issue here in Thailand.
05:07Because all the tourists want to have their pictures,
05:11their selfies taken with baby elephants.
05:27Lotus is the other Gossip Girl.
05:29Lotus has a condition called foot rot.
05:32And that is a chronic infection in her feet
05:35When Lotus was giving rides,
05:37she would move very, very slowly.
05:39So the mahouts used to walk behind her with a bullhook
05:42and smack her on the back of the ankle.
06:05The third Gossip Girl,
06:07because of the severe wound on her foot,
06:10is still being treated until now.
06:14This is another special moment for me.
06:18As a vet, being a vet in the Philippines,
06:22we don't get to treat a lot of elephants.
06:26I tried to spell it just to check if there's any infection.
06:31Because her protective covering is damaged,
06:35dirt has a tendency to get it infected.
06:40Sensitive, still sensitive.
06:46I just fill the gap of the ointment.
06:51Sometimes you can also use honey.
06:53Yes, we did use medicated honey, but it was too expensive.
06:58Every day, a group of people are treating Catherine's foot.
07:12Socks are made with material that's donated from a sports company in Bangkok.
07:17So it's breathable.
07:19And they're made by one of the...
07:23It helps you so much.
07:25I'm so happy that I was able to help.
07:28It's a big thing for a veterinarian.
07:32They're hoping that the number of elephants that need to be rescued will not increase.
07:41According to Catherine,
07:42her feet are still being treated.
07:45Because of the ivory on their feet,
07:48poachers are targeting the elephants.
07:53In the past,
07:54there were around 100,000 Asian elephants in the wild.
07:59Now, their number is lower than 30,000.
08:05A large part of these elephants are illegal wildlife.
08:10A large part of these elephants are illegal wildlife.
08:18In the past, elephants were the source of income for the people in terms of work and tourism.
08:25Because of the many problems that elephants faced,
08:29they are facing a bigger problem now.
08:33Let's not wait for us to be the cause of their destruction.