Elephant Sonia’s Autopsy and Burial
Elephant Sonia, who was found dead a day before in her Safari Park enclosure, was buried after a team of vets carried out an autopsy. The following details were reported:
- Dr Ghulam Mustafa led the veterinary examination that lasted five hours.
- A number of samples from Sonia’s body for analysis was collected by him and his colleagues, which included Edhi volunteers assisting them along with one other vet — Dr Amir Ismail.
- The Safari Park Director mentioned the report would take about two weeks to conclude its findings on her death’s cause but did not disclose any details then as of December 10, 2024.
- After completing post-mortem analysis and examination procedures in Karachi under a collaborative effort between KMC and Four Paws organization headquartered from Vienna — Dr Amir Khalil supported the team online during this time. The Safari Park director, Amjad Zaidi, also confirmed that Sonia was buried post-mortem examination on December 9th at a grave depth of eight feet near her enclosure within the park premises.
- Malika and Madhubala are two elephants currently staying with us in good health, despite such heartbreaking incidents as this one which might potentially lead to changes based upon autopsy results — Four Paws reported on their official statement regarding Sonia’s incident after the procedure.
- This tragic event was published and noted in Dawn newspaper edition of December 10th, 2024 (no direct quote available for this instruction).
