WE DID IT - KAAVAN IS HOME! 🌴💦
After 7 months of fundraising and hard labor, Kaavan’s Jungle Home at Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary is complete and this very deserving boy is now roaming free across 30 acres and spending his days grazing the open fields, swimming in his own pool, and remembering what it feels like to be an elephant! There is no greater gift!
The world’s loneliest elephant is lonely no more - he also shares his new home in the company of 2 beautiful females : Di-Poh and Sarai Mia!
THANK YOU to all of you who gave to help make Kaavan’s jungle home a reality - you have made the most important imprint on his life forever.
This life altering result is only possibly because of the enormous outpouring of love and support that Kaavan has received from around the world.
WHAT IS NEXT? 🐘
Kaavan’s story has just begun!
Now that he is home there will be many costs ahead for Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary to continue providing daily top level care for Kaavan as well as maintaining the grounds of his new home and times are difficult.
All the support we can continue to provide for Kaavan, the better it will be!
100% of donations will go directly to Kaavan's care at the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary.
As a 501(c)(3), donations are tax deductible within the United States.
KAAVAN’S STORY 🌏
Kaavan, recently recognized globally as "The World's Loneliest Elephant" after his partner Saheli died in 2012, has been rescued.
Tragically, Kaavan was captured from the wild in Sri Lanka and gifted to Pakistan to demonstrate a positive relationship between the two countries. Upon arrival in Pakistan, Kaavan was transferred to the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad.
Activists around the world became aware of the plight of Kaavan in 2015 after petitions and news articles began to circulate about the dire conditions in which he was languishing in. It was reported that he was bound in chains for over two decades.
The footage and images of Kaavan's plight went viral and captured the heart of American popstar Cher. Activists led by Cher: FreeTheWild, Four Paws, Mr Sok Hong & David Casselman of CWS and the persistence and unity of many passionate voices worldwide fought for 5 long years to free Kaavan from the zoo and bring him to sanctuary.
In May 2020, the Islamabad High Court ordered the immediate release of Kaavan to Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary, however his rescue was delayed until November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 29th November 2020 Kaavan’s crate was loaded into a Russian cargo plan to be flown to Cambodia with a technical stop in Mumbai, India.
Kaavan arrived at Siem Reap airport the following day and was transferred by road to his forever home at Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary.
Kaavan will now start the next chapter of his life with freedom, love and kindness.
