By Adine Roode Fishan, our 33-year-old elephant bull, injured his left front leg in September last year, after stepping into a man-made hole in the ground. His leg was too swollen to allow us to take decent X-rays, but it was clear that he had a fracture on the lower part of the leg, above … Continued

Three months ago, Fishan, one of the oldest elephant bulls in the herd, fractured his lower ulna bone in his front left leg, when he accidentally stepped into a hole. After two separate treatments on his leg, it was decided a month ago, to try let his leg heal naturally, and monitor his progress. Fortunately, Fishan … Continued

A few days ago I shared information about the second procedure that we undertook to try treat elephant bull Fishan’s fractured leg. Over the weekend Fishan’s leg started swelling quite badly, so we had to take the decision to remove the supportive contraption that we had fitted around his leg. Tigere and Schalk removing the dressing from Fishan’s leg, … Continued

Fishan is one of the largest and oldest elephant bulls at Jabulani, and one of the original herd that were rescued from Zimbabwe. Recently he injured his leg quite seriously, and fractured his lower ulna bone.  In my  previous post, I explained the processes that led up to the first fibercast application on Fishan’s injured leg, … Continued

Many people wondered why I disappeared on my birthday this year, and asked if I had been avoiding their phone calls. I have been known for avoiding social events, especially when the spotlight is one me, as I have never been one for too much fuss or attention. However, this was not the case. The … Continued

Fishan, one of the older male bulls of the Jabulani elephant herd, has hurt his left front leg, whilst feeding in a nearby river. Tigere, one of our elephant managers at Jabulani, stayed with him during the process of returning back to the stables, and shared a full update with us about what happened. Fishan managed … Continued