Sak Surin, an elephant donated to Sri Lanka two decades ago, will finally return home in July to receive medical treatment as he is ill and has poor living conditions.

 

The jumbo will travel on a chartered Russian aircraft after construction of a new cage and flight arrangements were completed. He will leave Sri Lanka on July 1.

 

Former Chartthaipattana MP Kanchana Silpa-archa said in her Facebook post on Wednesday that everything is now ready, including the cage for the aging male elephant, Sak Surin. Coordination between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Thai embassy in Sri Lanka and the chartering of the Ilyushin IL-76 flight are also complete.

 

She said that the Budget Bureau sought a special budget from the Central Fund to repatriate the elephant, for treatment at the elephant hospital in the northern province of Lampang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ailing-thai-jumbo-in-sri-lanka-to-return-home-in-july/

 

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Before seeing the photo I had guessed from the title that it was either an aircraft or a fat Thai guy!

 

Get well soon Sak Surin

Will they serve peanuts on the flight?

Joking aside good luck to the old gent. I am happy they are taking good care for him.

9 minutes ago, Kwaibill said:

Will they serve peanuts on the flight?

Joking aside good luck to the old gent. I am happy they are taking good care for him.

It was a Russian airplane so maybe he got a bucket full of vodka?

So this isn't about a Boeing 747?

On 5/26/2023 at 1:36 PM, John Drake said:

So this isn't about a Boeing 747?

My first thought, too.????