Motola

Motola is a 45-year old female Asian Elephant in Thailand who came to worldwide attention after being injured in 1999 by a landmine while working in a logging camp near the Burmese border.^[1] The mine mangled the animal's left front foot and leg, and the foot was amputated shortly after the accident. Motola's accident highlighted the dangers of mines that remain from the Burmese insurgency.

After a number of years where Motola was forced to walk on three legs, she was fitted with a prosthetic foot.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. ^ Khaikaew, Thaksina (30 August 1999). "Hope for elephant that stepped on landmine". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1999/aug/30/thailand. Retrieved 21 February 2011. "She stepped on the landmine nearly two weeks ago as she foraged for food during a break from hauling logs on the Burma-Thailand border, long the scene of insurgencies." 
2. ^ Fairley, Miki. "Sustainable O&P Fabrication for Developing Countries". The O&P Edge. http://www.oandp.com/articles/2011-02_03.asp. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
3. ^ Associated Press (28). "Thai elephant fitted with prosthesis". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 9 January 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060109045302/http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2005/08/28/thai_elephant_fitted_with_prosthesis/. Retrieved 21 February 2011. "LAMPANG, Thailand --A Thai elephant that attracted worldwide attention when its foot was amputated after it stepped on a land mine has been fitted with a temporary prosthesis, a wildlife conservation worker said Sunday." 

External links

• Motola's story in photos