The 9-month-old elephant, which rescuers have named Bani (Mother Earth), was hit by a speeding train near Corbett National Park in northern India in mid-December, leaving her seriously injured and paralyzed. Bani’s mother, who was pregnant at the time, died in the same accident.
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A veterinary worker at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, feeds Bani, a 9-month-old female elephant injured in a train strike. Courtesy of Wildlife SOS
Wildlife authorities treated Bani for hip and spine injuries at a local facility for more than a month, but she showed no improvement. In early February, she was moved to the city of Mathura for treatment at India’s first veterinary hospital exclusively for elephants, run by the conservation organization Wildlife SOS.