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NEW DELHI - India's first elephant sanctuary would soon come up in a fenced forested space near Bengaluru, a rights group. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Bannerghatta Biological Park, Karnataka, have teamed up to create the 49.5-hectare sanctuary using the solar electric fence. The vast expanse of the sanctuary within the Biological Park will allow the elephants to move about freely, bathe in ponds,
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and socialise without being restricted by chains, said a statement by PETA. "The Bannerghatta Biological Park is being modified which will allow elephants to live naturally. The sanctuary is home to 15-year-old Sunder, who was liberated by the Supreme Court in 2014 from a harsh life at the Jyotiba temple in Maharashtra. It now houses 15 elephants", said Manilal Valliyate of the PETA India. "With the freedom to engage in natural behaviour within a large, open space to call their own, Sunder and his new family have the opportunity to thrive", said PETA CEO Poorva Joshipura.