The Asian elephant is listed as "endangered" since 1977 - Image from WikipediaXiguang saw bright lights and remained inexpressibly and abnormally happy for a long time. And then his trip ended abruptly in rehab. We are talking of a four year old Asian elephant who was illegally captured along the Chinese-Burmese border in 2oo5 and given bananas laced with heroin, probably to control and pacify him. When the police arrested the traders and found the elephant it was suffering from withdrawal symptoms. With tears streaming down his face he continuously made his agony known to the people around him. Xiguang was taken to a rehab centre in the island of Hainan, where he was treated with methadone injections, five times the human dosage, for a year. Now pretty much fit, he will be housed in a wildlife park in Kunming, Yunnan. Xiguang would definitely miss his happy days.
Why is the Asian elephant endangered?
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