this is kavaan, once dubbed the world's loneliest elephant.s up a sign with his name. cher travelled to welcome kavaan after seeing him often in islamobad, where the elephant spent 35 years in a small enclosure at the city zoo. i'm so proud that he's here. after his partner passed away in 2012, kavaan became the only asian elephant in the whole of pakistan. his case sparked a global outcry after animal—rights groups accused the zoo of poor conditions. years of campaigning led to the decision to have him moved to cambodia. after the seminar of life, kavaan is being blessed at the airport before being transported to the wildlife sanctuary in cambodia's remote northwest. adelle kalakouti, bbc news. a happy ending for him. that is it from me and the team. see you soon. hello there. we've started this week on a relatively quiet note. quite a lot of grey, gloomy weather around. although scotland didn't fare too badly with some sunshine. for the rest of this week, things are set to turn much colder and a lot more u nsettled. as low pressure takes ove

and then, cher, you got kavaan flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him.e actually did this. i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thought i would be going to pakistan, and i never thought i would be bringing an elephant to cambodia. it's a huge amount of effort, cher, for one animal, for one elephant. why this one? what was it about his story in particular that you felt was worth you going to pakistan, you going to cambodia to meet him and putting this whole operation together? well, because the kids on my twitter site just kept telling me that i had to do this, and i kept thinking, "well, if ijust don't say anything, they'll go away. "and they didn't. and then they said, "you know, he was shackled and he has these terrible scars around his back legs and that he was shackled and that i had to do something. "you know what they say, cher, elephants never forget. they have a long memory. he's so wonderful. do you think. do you think he knows? i know that's a silly thing, but he had been. 16 years you just described of him being shackled and p

cher was there to welcome the animal, named kavaan.g about elephants. and so my twitter followers kept bothering me about save kavaan, and i was thinking, "yeah, fine," and go to pakistan. and so i had... i thought, "i'm an entertainer, i can't do this." so i called this guy, mark, and i said, "do you remember me? we rode in a car together and what do you think about saving an elephant in pakistan?" and he said, "oh, good, i'll go right now. " and so he went there and the first thing he did, he walked into the zoo, he said, "put a top on the shed, take off the shackles, give us some water, give us some toys," and they did it. and then, cher, you got kavaan flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him. what did that feel like when he arrived? it was amazing. it was amazing because we were all so happy, i had my friends with me, and we were amazed that we actually did this. i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thought i would be going to pakistan, and i never thought i would be bringing an elephant to cambodia. it's

and then, cher, you got kavaan flown to cambodia and you were there to meet him.s. i am amazed that we actually did this because i never thought i would be going to pakistan, and i never thought i would be bringing an elephant to cambodia. it‘s a huge amount of effort, cher, for one animal, for one elephant. why this one? what was it about his story in particular that you felt how you feel but the next four years in us politics? i do not know because i know donald trump is doing everything he can sing but if you can‘t live in the white house, he will burn it down. i do not know, thatis will burn it down. i do not know, that is i‘m trying to get those two senators, i went to nevada and i went to arizona and i worked hard their and i‘ve done lots of things but in person as the most important thing to do, even though i was really scared both times and even in pakistan are scared to because there‘s so much covid—19 going on there‘s so much covid—19 going on there but i feel that i have this saying, stand and be counted or sit and be nothing. or sing and be counted. ha

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