SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST: Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant

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Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include Aerial surveillance, Anti-poaching, Canine unit, Community outreach, Saving habitats, Eco- lodges, Veterinary unit and Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching.

However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols.

Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT).

Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit.

The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs.

Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare. The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants.

This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillanceAnti-poachingCanine unitCommunity outreachSaving habitatsEco- lodgesVeterinary unit andWater for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

Growing up, I have known elephants to be dangerous animals. Papa doesn’t like them at all. Well, I can’t blame him for I come from a shags where they don’t exactly have much respect for things that get in their way. They will quite often knock over trees, fences, walls, or anything that stands between them and where they want to go. How can you love such an animal? But again, we can’t blame them for they have no control over that. They are often looking for pastures and the paths they repeatedly take are from their previous memories, like we very well know, elephants are smart plus they never forget and so regardless of what is on their path they have to cross that particular point. I hope this is consoling especially for you Guka.

Elephants are the world’s largest land mammals. There are three species of elephants that are recognized: the African bush elephant, also known as the Savannah elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian Elephant. The African bush elephant is the largest of them all, followed by the Asian, and that leaves us with the African bush elephant being the smallest of the species.

See how the ears are shaped like India’s map, yeah this is the Asian Elephant.

The African Elephant on the other hand has ears just as the name suggests, which are also bigger compared to the Asian Elephant. You know the feeling you get when you want to get something off your bucket list, for instance, a fear of needles can be cured with you on a hospital bed donating blood, mine was the fear of elephants. Daphne Sheldrick would be the cure for this. From my research, I had learned that they care for orphaned baby elephants and this was perfect since I wouldn’t be facing the huge ones, I could say, baby steps. Furthermore, it’s baby elephants. The baby was the magic word.

😍😍😍 The orphanage was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick. Since the death of her husband, Daphne, and her family, lived and worked in the Nairobi National Park where they built The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust a.k.a Sheldrick Elephant & Rhino Orphanage, Haven for Elephants & Rhinos, and its pioneering Orphans’ Project into the global force for wildlife conservation that is today. Daphne’s daughter Angela worked alongside her mother running the Trust for twenty years, and since Daphne’s passing in 2018, the trust continues the mission with passion and vigor, supported by her husband Robert Carr-Hartley, their two sons Taru and Roan, and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team.

They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant. Bill Murrey. David Sheldrick is an elephant Nursery in Nairobi National Park that provides a safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Elephant calves from all over the country that are orphaned by poaching are brought here. They receive remarkably specialized treatment and literally receive personal care 24 hours a day from highly dedicated staff who become surrogate mothers to the calves. Eventually, the calves are moved to Tsavo, where they are carefully reintroduced into wild herds.

The orphanage is open to the public at a fee of Ksh 500 (USD 5) per person. The morning visit is usually from 11-12 pm. Upon arrival, you are escorted to the viewing area which is a muddy pit. The elephants are then brought in by their keepers. It is at this time that you will have a chance to see them getting fed. They are fed using baby formula milk. Which you will learn about as one the keeper explains more about the baby elephants and orphans project which the trust runs. Once the calves have drunk their fill, they proceed to play around like toddlers. My definition of cute and for a moment there I couldn’t help but stare.

The fun bit of this tour is that there’s the opportunity to ‘adopt’ one of the elephants. This is explained further to those who wish to. For those who do, there’s a chance to visit your adopted baby when he/she returns to the stockades around 5 pm every evening. This however requires you to make the booking in advance.

The trust is also home to a number of orphaned rhinos, many of which, like the baby elephants, mingle with wild herds in Nairobi National Park during the day. One exception is Maxwell, a blind rhino who lives in the trust for his protection. While in the trust you will get to see lots of warthogs running around.

Elephants-orphanage-at-Shedrick-Wildlife-trust
These giants bathe in mud to protect their skin from the sun. “Call it mud sunscreen lotion”.

Apart from the orphans’ project, Sheldricks wildlife trust offers various projects which include:

  • Aerial surveillance
  • Anti-poaching
  • Canine unit
  • Community outreach
  • Saving habitats
  • Eco- lodges
  • Veterinary unit and
  • Water for wildlife

We cannot overlook the fact that Elephants are endangered species. African elephant populations are severely being reduced to the current levels due to hunting. The growing demand for ivory is leading to a rise in poaching. However, to reduce the illegal killing of elephants through improved protection and management, WWF (World Wide Fund) is equipping and training law enforcement teams so they can conduct regular and effective anti-poaching patrols. Even if poaching were to halt completely, it would take more than a century to make up for the population losses that have come in the past decade.

No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. Additionally, African elephants are having less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations are converting land for agriculture, settlements, and developments ~ I am not talking about my shags here ~ which is pushing elephants into smaller islands of protected areas hence hindering them their freedom to roam. As habitats contract and human populations expand, people and elephants are increasingly coming into contact with each other. This is often leading to conflicts that elephants invariably end up losing. But the loss of life may occur on both sides, as people may be trampled while trying to protect their livelihoods, and game guards often end up shooting the “problem” elephants. Only when the last of the animals’ horns, tusks, skin, and bones have been sold will mankind realize that money cannot buy back our wildlife, and it will be too late😔😥. Only elephants should own ivory!

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