<p>Mathura: With northern India reeling under intense heatwave conditions, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/ready-to-provide-more-elephants-to-mitigate-conflicts-says-siddaramaiah-as-karnataka-hands-over-4-trained-jumbos-to-andhra-3550913">rescued elephants</a> at a care centre here are being pampered with chilled fruits, mud baths, and oral rehydration solutions (ORS) to escape the heat.</p>.<p>For the 32 rescued elephants -- many of them blind or with mobility issues -- at the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC) in Mathura, summer has not just been about survival, but a journey toward healing with care rooted in compassion.</p>.<p>"In the intense summer, it is very important to maintain hydration in elephants. Therefore, they are being provided with ORS once a day," said Kartick Satyanarayan, CEO of Wildlife SOS, which manages ECCC.</p>.Female elephant refuses to leave dead calf in Karnataka, video viral .<p>He noted that the task becomes more challenging as the elephants are rescued and have special needs.</p>.<p>"Almost all the animals have difficulty in walking, and four elephants are completely blind," Satyanarayan said.</p>.<p>He said the elephant enclosures have been fitted with water sprinklers to provide relief to the jumbos on hot summer days and are designed in a way that they resemble their natural habitat.</p>.<p>"Every enclosure has a pool and a mound. The elephant enjoys mud baths as it not only regulates their body temperature but also protects their skin from the sun and parasites," he said.</p>.<p>"We are trying to provide a natural habitat to these elephants here as they won't be able to survive in the wild," he added.</p>.<p>The ECCC was established in 2010 in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department. </p>
<p>Mathura: With northern India reeling under intense heatwave conditions, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/ready-to-provide-more-elephants-to-mitigate-conflicts-says-siddaramaiah-as-karnataka-hands-over-4-trained-jumbos-to-andhra-3550913">rescued elephants</a> at a care centre here are being pampered with chilled fruits, mud baths, and oral rehydration solutions (ORS) to escape the heat.</p>.<p>For the 32 rescued elephants -- many of them blind or with mobility issues -- at the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC) in Mathura, summer has not just been about survival, but a journey toward healing with care rooted in compassion.</p>.<p>"In the intense summer, it is very important to maintain hydration in elephants. Therefore, they are being provided with ORS once a day," said Kartick Satyanarayan, CEO of Wildlife SOS, which manages ECCC.</p>.Female elephant refuses to leave dead calf in Karnataka, video viral .<p>He noted that the task becomes more challenging as the elephants are rescued and have special needs.</p>.<p>"Almost all the animals have difficulty in walking, and four elephants are completely blind," Satyanarayan said.</p>.<p>He said the elephant enclosures have been fitted with water sprinklers to provide relief to the jumbos on hot summer days and are designed in a way that they resemble their natural habitat.</p>.<p>"Every enclosure has a pool and a mound. The elephant enjoys mud baths as it not only regulates their body temperature but also protects their skin from the sun and parasites," he said.</p>.<p>"We are trying to provide a natural habitat to these elephants here as they won't be able to survive in the wild," he added.</p>.<p>The ECCC was established in 2010 in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department. </p>