Lonely Pakistan elephant quickly adapts to new home in Cambodia

Kaavan, an elephant transported from Pakistan to Cambodia, is seen at the sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Kaavan is healthy and has quickly adapted himself to his new home here, Cambodian Ministry of Environment secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra announced. - Reuters

ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia, Dec 19 (Xinhua): Lonely Pakistan elephant Kaavan is healthy and has quickly adapted himself to his new home here, Cambodian Ministry of Environment secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra has announced.

The 35-year-old Asian bull elephant arrived in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province from Pakistan by a chartered plane on Nov. 30 after spending nearly 35 years in an Islamabad zoo, and he was transported to the Kulen Prum Tep wildlife sanctuary in Oddor Meanchey province soon after his arrival.