It follows an outbreak of a deadly virus this summer.
Dublin Zoo have issued a positive update on the health of it’s elephant herd.
Earier this year two elephants, Avani, aged 8, and Zinda, aged 7, died following an outbreak of the EEHV virus.
Two further elephants then tested positive for the virus leading to grave concern.
Dina, the 40 year-old matriach of the herd also tested positive but because of her age, she wasn’t considered at high risk for serious illness.
This morning the Zoo has confirmed that after hundreds of hours of dedicated care from Dublin Zoo staff, along with unprecedented support from international veterinary experts, other zoos, as well as the Irish and British governments, the elephants have recovered and are healthy again.
Given the seriousness of EEHV, Dublin Zoo animal care and veterinary teams worked round the clock, spending hundreds of hours on site during the crisis.
As just one example of the team’s commitment and unwavering care that played a massive role in the elephant’s recovery, vet Niamh McGill was just back from maternity leave and had her husband bring their baby to the Zoo so she could breastfeed him while caring for the elephants.
Aung Bo, Dublin Zoo’s bull elephant was also closely monitored for EEHV but never tested positive for the active virus, meaning Dublin Zoo’s herd now has a clean bill of health.
More to follow…
