Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited an Indian wildlife sanctuary with his family.

Trudeau was joined by his wife and their three children aged 2, 9 and 10 at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in Mathura.

They enjoyed feeding the elephants and learning about each of the animals, all of whom have been given a second chance at life free from abuse and cruelty.

Wildlife SOS runs a bear rescue centre in Agra and an elephant rescue centre in Mathura.

The Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC) was established in 2010 in Mathura and provides critical medical treatment and lifetime care to 24 rescued elephants.

Trudeau and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold talks on civil nuclear cooperation, space, defence, energy and education.

By
Deepali Ravi Mishra

Canadian Prime Minister - Justin Trudeau spent quality time with his family at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre in Mathura and interacted with the Wildlife SOS founders, Veterinarians and elephant care givers.

The Trudeau family spent quality time interacting with the resident elephants, all of whom have been given a second chance at a life free of abuse and cruelty. Mr. Justin Trudeau and Mrs Trudeau with their three children aged 2, 9 and 10 learnt about each elephant and also enjoyed feeding the elephants. The Wildlife SOS team also shared insight about their elephant protection efforts.

Kartick Satyanarayan and Geeta Seshamani the founders of Wildlife SOS welcome the Prime Minister at the Elephant Conservation and Care Center along with the District Magistrate and District Police Chief of Mathura.

JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA SAID “What an incredible place, with wonderful people doing great things for elephants and for India. The efforts of Wildlife SOS must be supported as we need to protect elephants and all wildlife in India”

Wildlife SOS runs a bear rescue center in Agra and an elephant rescue center in Mathura The Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center (ECCC) was established in 2010 in Mathura and provides critical medical treatment and lifetime care to 24 rescued elephants. Many of these elephants have spent their entire lives abused in captivity after being stolen from the wild. The ECCC has specialised medical facilities for elephants like an elephant ambulance, a hydrotherapy pool, digital x-ray, ultrasound, laser therapy etc. that help these broken elephants recuperate and heal. Elephants at the Wildlife SOS Center also receive a carefully calibrated nutritious diet and a high degree of medical care by well-trained elephant veterinarians.