Battle for the Elephants Page #6

THEY ARE NURTURED AND

REHABILITATED FOR RETURN TO THE

WILD.

MAN:
The baby quite close

to me is called Barsilinga.

Barsilinga's mother was shot

by poachers when he was only 2

weeks.

And this is because

of the ivory trade,

which is a big challenge for

the lives of these animals.

And at 2 weeks he could not have

survived if left in the wild.

When they are very

young, it's very sad,

because elephants are emotional

animals like humans and some of

them actually don't make it.

So we have to give a

24 hour care with them.

So that we can wipe away the

trauma they have experienced

after they had

lost their family,

and protect and care for them.

SOILA:
Elephants have

very good memories,

and if humans do some damage,

like killing one of the members

of a family group, they'll never

forget even the location where

it happened.

Those elephants will remember

for the rest of their life.

AH:
We shouldn't give up hope,

but it is a race against time,

because at the moment we're

losing elephant populations at

such a fast rate, that by the

time that the Chinese middle

classes wake up, and by the time

they stop buying all of this

stuff, it will be too late.

Bryan:
One day I hope

to return to China,

and meet the same people I've

met during this investigation,

shake hands and say,

"We're proud of each other.

We made the right decision,

and the elephant is safe."

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