KEE@FSWMAG.COM
IF I EVER MEET THE MAN OR MEN OR WOMEN WHO POISONED THE RARE PYGMY ELEPHANTS IN SABAH, I WILL TELL HIM OR THEM HOW VERY, VERY, VERY SORRY I AM FOR HIM OR THEM AS THEY ARE BOUND TO GO STRAIGHT TO HELL AFTER A LOUSY AND MISERABLE LIFE ON EARTH!
This is nothing but pure murder! Worse, to poison a helpless elephant with a baby is like 2 elephants as the baby is bound to die without its mother.
God, whichever God you believe in, put us on this planet solely to look after the animals as we are on top of the food chain and we can save or kill entire species. No animal or bird or reptile or insect species can eliminate homo sapiens but we can exterminate and slaughter them wholesale into oblivion since we are superior but only in the sense we have murderous weapons!
If they are caught, these cruel and inhuman killers should be trampled upon by elephants but even this may not be possible as we have to goad and torture the elephants first to rouse their wrath.
The best way is to slowly electrocute the inhuman humans in stages so they take hours to die instead of seconds and then force their family members to watch strapped to chairs so they cannot do anything! This may sound cruel and some may accuse me of descending to their bestial level but an example needs to be set or this slaughter of the innocents will never end.
The Pygmy Elephants don't flaunt massive tusks or miraculous properties to lengthen human life or bring the dead back to life so to poison them is unforgivable.
We humans are the ones who trespass into their domain and we think we have the right to obliterate anything that stands in our path.
14 rare Pygmy Elephants have already been mysteriously killed and let's hope it was due to natural causes like a deadly disease as I think no human can have the heart to do this.
I salute Augustin David for being the surrogate mother of the baby elephant and I envy him as he is so lucky to be in this position!
Thank you David Augustin and all the staff and rangers of Sabah! I kneel before you!
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'Hi there chap, I'm your new mum': How the pygmy elephant who broke hearts when its mother was poisoned is having fun again
- Keeper Augustin David is providing 24 hour care for the pygmy elephant
- Joe's mother was one of 14 elephants to die of mysterious poisoning
By PAUL HARRIS
Even to a baby elephant, he surely can’t look much like mother.
But to a young orphan called Joe, this 29-year-old nature reserve keeper has become the next best thing.
The three-month-old pygmy elephant was pictured last week nuzzling his lifeless mother in a desperate attempt to revive her.
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Joe the baby pygmy elephant
Why won't you wake up, mummy? Joe was visibly distressed as he nuzzled his lifeless mother in a desperate attempt to revive her
His distress was so visible it moved wildlife officials to tears.
The mother had become the latest victim of a mysterious spate of poisoning in the tropical rainforest of Malaysia, one of 14 now known to have died.
Had Joe not been rescued he would almost certainly have stayed at his mother’s side until he starved to death. Frightened, thirsty and confused, he had lost weight and might have ingested poison through his mother’s milk.
Despite 24-hour care in the nature reserve now looking after him, experts feared Joe could still die of a broken heart.
Getting to know you: Little Joe and his keeper indulge in a bit of horseplay now that they have formed a remarkable bond
Bath time: Joe's new keeper Augustin seems to be enjoying it, but the elephant isn't so keen. Augustin said of the elephant that he 'has clear likes and dislikes'
Feeding: Keepers have found a special formula of milk which caters to Joe's nutritional needs
Then he was introduced to Augustin David. Now, in a remarkable bond between man and beast, the keeper has become Joe’s surrogate mum.
Like any parent, Augustin faces a gruelling schedule that requires feeding Joe every two hours, all through the night, with a particular mix of formula milk that the infant has a taste for.
Playtime involves him running Joe around the compound at Lok Kawi zoo near Kota Kinabalu, which the little elephant loves; and persuading him to keep still for bathtime, which he loathes.
‘He has clear likes and dislikes,’ Augustin said. ‘He loves suckling people’s thumbs - just like a human baby, it calms him.
But he doesn’t like showers, so we have to wash him in his pen. At the moment he is losing his baby skin so he likes to rub against anything because he’s itchy.'
Bond: The keeper and the inmate have formed an unusually close relationship at the wildlife centre
Friendly: So far, Joe seems to be adapting fairly well to life among humans after his mother's death
Danger: But it is too soon to say for sure that the fun-loving elephant will survive his ordeal
He also loves attention. And when it’s not focused on him, he is not slow to let his adopted mother know.
He kicks Augustin in the legs or nudges up against him. ‘He’s active, playful and naughty,’ the keeper said proudly. In any other circumstances, this would be simply a delightful if rather bizarre partnership. At the moment, however, it is still a fight for life.
Dr Diana Ramirez, the vet overseeing Joe’s recovery, told the Daily Mail: ‘He is far from safety yet. It’s too soon to be sure that he will make it – sometimes baby elephants can look OK and then die suddenly.
‘They are very prone to colic and it can be fatal very quickly. Once he’s past six or seven months, we can be more confident. But he clearly has a strong will to survive.’
Chilling out: The elephant stretches in his new home as Augustin looks on at his protegé
Surrogate mum: Like any parent, Augustin faces a gruelling schedule that requires feeding Joe every two hours, all through the night, with a particular mix of formula milk that the infant has a taste for
About two-thirds of the world’s diminishing population of Borneo pygmy elephants can be found in Malaysia.
Investigations are still being carried out to discover what wiped out the 14 adult elephants, and whether they were killed deliberately, by accidental contamination or infection. Last week it was claimed that palm oil plantation workers were responsible for poisoning the animals.
Experts believe the elephants could have eaten toxic substances laid to keep away ‘pests’ from the highly lucrative crop.
They live on land in the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve which is very close to palm oil fields.
Mysterious spate of poisoning: Joe's mother is one of 14 known elephants to have died and investigations are still being carried out to discover what wiped them out and whether it was deliberate or accidental
Popular: The orphaned elephant has been a hit with handlers at the wildlife centre in Malaysia
All the animals that died still had their tusks and none bore gunshot wounds, indicating that poachers were not responsible.
The future? If he pulls through, Joe is likely to stay at the 280-acre park for the rest of his life – rescued elephants often have difficulty adapting to life in the wild.
He won’t be lonely. An instant family – the reserve’s 16 other injured and orphaned elephants – are waiting to be introduced.
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