Kaavan
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Kaavan (; born 1985) is a male Asian elephant known as the "'''world's loneliest elephant'''" since his partner, 22-year-old Saheli, died in 2012. Kaavan was gifted by the government of Sri Lanka to Pakistan in 1985. He remained at the Islamabad Zoo until November 2020, when he was moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia, in response to a campaign launched by local and international animal rights activists, led by American singer Cher.
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- Gender
- male organism
- Place of birth
- Sri Lanka
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- 1985-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biography
- Campaign to free Kaavan
- Relocation to Cambodia
- ''Cher & the Loneliest Elephant''
- See also
- References
Kaavan (; born 1985) is a male Asian elephant known as the "'''world's loneliest elephant'''" since his partner, 22-year-old Saheli, died in 2012. Kaavan was gifted by the government of Sri Lanka to Pakistan in 1985. He remained at the Islamabad Zoo until November 2020, when he was moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia, in response to a campaign launched by local and international animal rights activists, led by American singer Cher.
In May 2020, the Islamabad High Court ordered Kaavan to be released.
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