Guwahati, June 30 -- Wildlife conservation organisation Elephant Monitors Assam (EMA) has urged the Assam government to establish a dedicated sanctuary for retired, aged, injured and abandoned captive elephants.

The organisation has also sought Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah's urgent intervention to ensure treatment for an injured wild elephant in Golaghat district.

In a letter dated June 19, the organisation proposed setting up what it described as Northeast India's first dedicated sanctuary for retired, aged, mutilated, injured and discarded domestic elephants.

According to EMA, Assam has a significant population of captive elephants that are often illegally sold to other states after they become old or are no longer usef...