Tuskers Rudrakali and Khagendraprasad delayed in their journey to Qatar

Nepal and Qatar await approval from CITES headquarters in Geneva as elephants are protected under the convention.

Two elephant calves named Rudrakali and Khagendraprasad stole limelight during the two-day state visit of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to Nepal in April. The two pachyderms bred at Elephant Breeding Centre in Khorsor, Sauraha, drew people’s attention as Nepal decided to gift them to the Qatari emir.