In the quiet of a Thai sanctuary, beneath rustling trees and the hum of cicadas, a reunion unfolded that words could barely capture. MeBai, a young elephant, had endured a childhood of hardship. Taken from her mother, Mae Yui, she was sold into the tourism trade. Too young to carry tourists, she worked until her body weakened. Thin and exhausted, she was cast aside—until rescuers from Elephant Nature Park intervened. For the first time in years, MeBai walked free.
