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HISTORICAL FACTS: Care sought for other jumbos - Caught on Camera

Pratu Pha, another elephant ambassador sent from Thailand, is at Wat Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy City in Sri Lanka. The jumbo, 45, was sent as a gift to Sri Lanka 37 years ago. (Photo: Chayanan Assawadhammanond)

Thailand is seeking to strike deals with several veterinarian organisations in Sri Lanka to ensure proper care for Thai ambassador elephants, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said on Wednesday.

The move is in response to mounting concerns over the health and welfare of two more Thai ambassador elephants in Sri Lanka following the repatriation of Sak Surin, he said.

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