Jumbo jackets for elephants

Elephants at a rescue and conservation centre here have been provided with special jumbo-sized woollen jackets to protect them from the biting cold. The centre is run by the Wildlife SOS, which also manages the country's largest sloth bear rescue centre at the Keitham Lake just outside this Taj city on the highway to New Delhi. "We have designed and created jumbo-sized jackets to ensure that the resident pachyderms are well-equipped and snug to tackle the freezing winter," when the temperature can plunge to 10 degrees Celsius, a functionary of the centre told media. "It is important to keep our elephants protected from the bitter cold during this extreme winter, as they are weak and vulnerable, having suffered so much abuse, making them susceptible to ailments such as pneumonia. The cold also aggravates their arthritis which is a common issue that our rescued elephants have to deal with," Wildlife SOS Co-founder