Field Update from Dr. Sarma: The 138th Rogue!

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The 138th rogue that Dr. Kushal helped capture and return to his owner is Raja, a makhna (tuskless male elephant) belonging to a Nepali farmer from the Indo-Bangladesh border in the high hills of Meghalaya.  This rescue required a 12 hour road trip, the last 5 hours of which are off road driving.  Dr. Kushal advised his car required a good after care upon completion of this campaign.  The medicines used included drugs AES had previously supplied Dr. Kushal. An entire night was spent in the jungle around a fire to save them from the chill.  Tea in an improvised tea cup, time spent waiting on a treetop for the rogue, and a charging elephant, is all part of such an operation!