For veterinarians, deciding the patient to treat inap may be common, but if the patient is elephant – the largest land animal in the earth – of course it becomes a self-recognizing the size of the being used to be neglected.
In East Lampung, the elephant does not need to worry if the pain and must be inap. The exact in the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) has established a Hospital (RS) Gajah with ample spacious building and room to treat a sick elephant.
The building established on January 31, 2012 was now the first Gajah Hospital (RSG) in Indonesia and Asia under the RS Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajajajaja.
Pawang escorts the elephant of Sumatra (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) to the Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajajajajajaja at Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Suasana Hospital Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
The building for the maintenance of Sumatra elephants has a size of 42 meters x 24 meters, equipped with a mahout house / elephant pawang with a size of 28 meters x 13 meters as well as other facilities such as drill wells with a depth of 120 to 150 meters for the benefit of clean water, where to drink elephants, and elephants.
In the Gajah Hospital today there are two Animal Doctors who handle elephants, namely drh. Esti Anggraeni and drh. Dedi assisted a number of assistants and elephants.
drh. Hesti Anggraeni said very helped with the presence of elephant hospitals in the region. “With the presence of this hospital I feel happy because all the facilities provided as well as the government began to pay attention to the conditions here such as medicines, equipment and other facilities, so that it is easy to handle a sick elephant” tutur a veterinarian who has been brave for 19 years in TNWK.
Three of the tail of the Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) is at the Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajajajajaja Hospital to undergo treatment in the Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Dokter animal Diah Esti Anggraini (right) along his assistant examined the condition of Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) at Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Now RSG TNWK not only serves the elephants, disaster victims and elephant conflicts with society, but also can be utilized for other animals, so it helps in the strengthening of the management unit of the Center of Gajah (PKG) and rescue efforts for animals that require the treatment of health treatments caused by natural disasters, conflicts and other vandalism actions.
With RSG, which was built from cooperation between Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut), Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) and Australia Zoo is expected to reduce the death of elephants so that the population of Sumatra elephant will continue to grow and maintain its sustainability.
Photo and Text: Muhammad Adimaja
The injection tool is prepared when it will handle Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) in Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajajajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Dokter animal Diah Esti Anggraini injected Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) in Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Dokter animal Diah Esti Anggraini installs the infusion hose to Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) in Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
The table of elephant anatomy is in Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajajajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Dokter animal Diah Esti Anggraini examined the elephant eyes of Sumatra (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) in Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Gajah Sumatra (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) is in the field of treatment at Gajah Prof Dr Ir Rubini Atmawidjajajajaja, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
Pawang gave a three-tails of Sumatran elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus) in the wilderness in the Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
The Elephant Training Center in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.
