Lost elephant is rescued after nearly drowning in a pond

Conservationist Ashit Ranjan Paul said the elephant had probably travelled at least 600 miles.

A team of Bangladeshi forest officials had been on the trail of the elephant and are now hoping to take it to a safari park, where it can live out its days.

But one of the officials, Ritesh Bhattacharjee, said the animal needed to rest and feed for some time to regain its strength.

He said: 'It is so weak that it can't even lift its trunk. You can see her ribs from a distance.'

His colleague, Tapan Kumar Dey, said: 'Since there is no paved road nearby, we'll keep the animal here and give it medicines and food.

'Once it regains strength, we'll use mahouts (elephant handlers) and a domesticated elephant to lead it to a paved road from where it will be transported to a safari park.'

Source:mailonline