Year of arrival: 2021
Age at the time of arrival: Approximately 60 years old
Sex: Female
Recognisable features: Blind in both eyes
Health condition when rescued: Visually impaired, malnourished, sloughed foot pads, degenerative joint disease and severe arthritis
Facility: Elephant Hospital Campus (EHC)
Favourite food: Papayas
Favourite activities: Taking dust mud baths and basking in the sun
Background: Ginger spent six decades of her life as a ‘begging’ elephant. It is suspected that she lost her vision due to neglect and malnutrition. Ginger was forced to walk amidst noisy processions, which caused immense stress to her sensory organs. While her face and trunk would be covered in bright chalk paint, it would hide the wounds she sustained by ankush (bullhook) prods. Ginger was finally rescued from this brutal life by Wildlife SOS, and is now receiving the care and medical treatment she needs at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital Campus. | READ MORE ABOUT GINGER
