Born: 1976 Rescued: 2006 Sex: Female
Medo (แม่่ โดะ)
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Medo’s life has been marked by profound suffering and resilience. She began working at a very young age in illegal logging. While pulling a heavy log, she broke her right ankle, which never healed properly, leaving her unable to continue logging. She was later forced into a brutal breeding program. Refusing to submit to a bull chained beside her, Medo suffered a dislocated hip during a violent attack. When Medo could no longer work, her owner rented her to a village headman, where she served as a “village tractor,” pulling logs.
When she wasn’t working, she was chained and lived like this for seven years until Lek rescued her from this miserable existence. Medo arrived at ENP in July 2006 to start a new chapter. Despite her condition and disability, Medo thrives—she plays in the mud and river and can lie down and get up with ease. Medo is now best friends with Jaem Sai. She is a calm, easy-going elephant with an indomitable spirit, enjoying her life at ENP as a testament to her incredible inner strength.
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