BANGKOK, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Deep in the forest of Lampang province in northern Thailand, the hospital, named Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), is the first hospital in the world dedicated to treating injured elephants.
Since its establishment in 1993, the hospital has saved more than 5,000 elephants with illnesses varying from diarrhoea to eye diseases and injuries through car accidents or mine explosions.
Prior to the World Elephant Day, Soraida Salwala, 66, who has dedicated half of her life to saving those giant creatures, talked about the friendship with elephants.
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows the "Friends of the Asian Elephant" elephant hospital in Lampang, Thailand. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
Soraida Salwala tends an injured elephant at the "Friends of the Asian Elephant" elephant hospital in Lampang, Thailand, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
Staff members tend an injured elephant at the "Friends of the Asian Elephant" elephant hospital in Lampang, Thailand, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
Soraida Salwala tends an injured elephant at the "Friends of the Asian Elephant" elephant hospital in Lampang, Thailand, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)■
