evidence: The decision on elephant Kaavan’s future, who came to Pakistan as a gift from Sri Lanka in 1985, is still pending. Initially, he shared an enclosure at Marghazar zoo with his partner Saheli, but since her death in 2012, Kaavan has lived a lonely existence. In 2016, an international campaign to save the elephant was launched. When the court in Islamabad ruled the closure of the zoo in May 2020, it was also decided that Kaavan should be taken to an animal sanctuary inside or outside Pakistan, contingent on his medical condition. FOUR PAWS is now supporting the Pakistani government with the assessment of the elephant’s health status. Depending on the results, Kaavan might be relocated to a sanctuary later in the year.