Treatment and rehabilitation of 3 elephants from Tunisia will take place in Anant Ambani's Vantara.

Jamnagar: Three African wild elephants are coming to our country, which include two females and one male, whose age is said to be between 28 to 29 years. Soon a new house is being found for them in Vantara. They will be kept in the world's most prestigious wildlife rescue center located in Jamnagar, India.

It is being told that this Vantara, established by Anant Mukesh Ambani, was contacted by a private zoo in Tunisia. That zoo seemed unable to meet the complex dietary, housing and veterinary needs of the elephants due to its financial constraints.

3 African elephants coming from Tunisia

More than two decades ago, at just four years old, Achtam, Kani and Mina were transferred from Burkina Faso to Friguia Park, a zoo in Tunisia, where they lived for nearly 23 years. It has remained a center of attraction for visitors since. Now these will be brought to India through a chartered cargo plane after completing the procedures related to national and international laws including the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

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Despite being a major attraction at Friguia Park, economic troubles began to affect the zoo, leading to the decision to retire three African forest elephants and recoup costs. The zoo recognized that after many years of captivity and heavy reliance on human care, return to the wild was neither feasible nor desirable. As a result, they looked for a facility that could give the elephants the best chance for a peaceful and fulfilling retirement. Vantara has been chosen to provide such a facility and good care.

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The elephant named Achtam has been observed to have a cracked tooth and a molar infection, which requires careful medical attention and surgery, while the elephant named Kani is showing signs of cracked nails. This looks like it may have been caused by being on hard floors for a long time.

African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) are native to the dense tropical forests of Central and West Africa, with no wild populations of this species present in Tunisia. Their new home in Vantara will provide Achtham, Kani and Meena with an environment most similar to their wild habitat. It will also provide special care for their physical, psychological and social well-being.