Indian mahouts washing their elephant in the Yamuna River in New Delhi. The mighty Heera marched through a crowded slum chewing bamboo, oblivious that freedom from life as one of Delhi’s last six elephants at work in the polluted city could be just around the corner. After years of pressure from activists who accuse the animals’ owners of flouting wildlife regulations by keeping them in a city, authorities have ordered the seizure of the elephants.
[source_without_link]Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP[/source_without_link]
