Jokia, whose name means “Eye from Heaven”, was born in 1960. She was rescued in 1999 from illegal logging and extreme abuse. While pulling a log uphill, Jokia suffered a miscarriage but was not allowed to stop to check whether her calf was dead or alive. This event caused her immense physical and emotional trauma, and she fell into a deep depression, refusing to work. In response, her owner cruelly shot her with a slingshot, permanently blinding her in both eyes. One day, Lek heard Jokia trumpeting angrily in the jungle where she was being forced to work, and so began the negotiations for her rescue.