Sheldrick Wildlife
Pioneers in the rescue, rehabilitation & release of orphaned baby elephants, we actively work to conserve all wildlife and wilderness areas in Kenya.
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Reforestation Initiative in Lamu County
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The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is excited to announce a new partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects and Lamu Conservation Trust in Lamu County, which will not only expand our existing tree-planting efforts, but begin the restoration of severely...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Through your support, we work with local communities to plant thousands of saplings in degraded areas. We’ve recently teamed up with and Lamu Conservation Trust to plant millions of mangroves! 7d
Roho
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In the early hours of 16th October 2019, at the request of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) our SWT/KWS Canine Unit headed to Tsavo West National Park to help track down two suspected poachers, who had been spotted the evening before. The team...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Baby #elephants learn key survival skills by watching and copying their elders. Since Roho lost his mother and herd early in life, he imitates his older peers at our Nursery for orphans. Support him through an adoption: 9d
Emoli
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On the 23rd of August visitors to Tsavo East came across a calf collapsed and barely breathing along the Voi river circuit. The drought in the southern sector of Tsavo has really hit wildlife hard, particularly the elephants that have remained in...
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Sheldrick Wildlife We rescued Emoli during a terrible drought in 2017. He was so emaciated that he could barely lift his trunk. Fast forward three years and this energetic young bull is the life of the party! See the wonderful progress he’s made at: 13d
SWT Kenyan Canine Unit
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Learn how working with the DSWT/KWS De-Snaring Teams and our Aerial Surveillance Unit, we deploy our four fully trained tracker dogs and their handlers to detect illegal wildlife products.
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Sheldrick Wildlife Say hello to Zora and her handler. Zora is part of our Canine Unit sniffing out poachers and wildlife offenders across the Tsavo Conservation Area. Learn more: 41d
Fighting more fires in Tsavo West
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On 8th August 2020 the latest of many fires broke out in the Tsavo Ecosystem, along the Maktau-Taveta Rd to the South of Murka. Appearing only a few kilometres from another fire that broke out a few days earlier, it is thought to have been set...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Hellish scenes from Tsavo West National Park over the past 2 days as our field teams help fight more fires, this time along the Maktau-Taveta Rd to the South of Murka. Our teams are STILL battling the flames today: 78d
Sattao, Musiara and Dololo move to Ithumba
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Our trio of boys graduate from the Nursery to our Ithumba Reintegration Unit, to begin the next stage in their journey back to a life in the wild
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Sheldrick Wildlife Like race cars coming in for a refuel, orphaned #elephants Musiara, Sattao and Dololo run in for their milk bottles. They recently graduated to our Ithumba Reintegration Unit and we couldn't be happier with their progress so far: 158d
Apollo's love of Life and Water
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Typical of black rhinos, Apollo enjoys routine, familiar faces and known surroundings, which sees his daily outings with his Keepers taking him to the places to which he has become accustomed.
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Sheldrick Wildlife At our Kaluku Field Headquarters, orphaned black rhino Apollo is given the royal treatment so it is fitting that he explores the territory with the air of a prince inspecting his kingdom! Find out how he’s getting on since his rescue: 179d
It’s a Zonkey!
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Working with wildlife, one learns to expect the unexpected. Even the most seemingly straightforward story can eventually reveal its true stripes and end up surprising us all.
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Sheldrick Wildlife It's a Zonkey! We've connected the dots.... or is that joined the stripes, as to the origins of this unusual character, born to a female zebra helped last year by our SWT/KWS Tsavo Vet Unit. Get the full story at 202d
The arrival of Gawa, ex-orphan Galana’s first wild born baby
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Now a mother for the first time, orphan Galana who is 13 years of age, was rescued as a little baby having been spotted alone and abandoned near the Galana River on the eastern boundary of Tsavo East National Park
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Sheldrick Wildlife When wild living orphan Galana brought her brand new baby to meet our Keepers who helped raise her in 2016, we were beyond words. Gawa was a perfect little dream, nestling on wobbly legs – relive this magical moment with us: 234d
Aerial Surveillance Report for January 2020
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Incredibly, the short rains continued throughout January with most of the Tsavo Conservation Area remaining green and experiencing several heavy rainstorms, whereas typically the area would be starting to dry out by the end of January.
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Sheldrick Wildlife Newborn baby #elephant! This tiny calf, still wobbly on its feet, was spotted by our pilots while on a routine patrol in Kenya. Find out what else they saw: 248d
Larro
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On the 2nd January we were asked to help rescue an orphaned baby elephant, observed alone and struggling within the Ripoi area in the Masai Mara. The little calf was close to a homestead and the community had reported her presence to the Kenya...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Today’s #ElephantAdvent is a beautiful girl with a naughty streak and a big heart. If you left your gifting late, adopting her would make for a precious Christmas gift for any loved one 308d
Giving Tuesday Matched Donation Campaign
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Giving Tuesday matched donation campaign to help protect and conserve elephants and wild animals
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Sheldrick Wildlife With your help, we’ve secured 250,000 acres for #wildlife & built 188km of fencelines, all to keep wild #animals safe from habitat loss & human-wildlife conflict. But there’s more we can do. Donate at: & 100% of your donation will be matched #GivingTuesday 329d
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Sheldrick Wildlife At SWT, our Keepers watch over orphan #elephants. When they grow & return to the wild, our field teams take over. Want to help? Donate at: & 100% of your donation will be matched enabling our teams to patrol harder & fly further #GivingTuesday 329d
Christmas adoption of elephant and rhino orphans
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Adopt an elephant, rhino or giraffe as a gift for a loved one this Christmas holiday season
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Sheldrick Wildlife For $50, you can gift your loved one an adoption of an orphan #elephant, rhino or giraffe this #Christmas. Find out how your present can give an insight into the life of their orphan through exclusive access and updates at: 331d
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Sheldrick Wildlife Big hearts & tiny trunks – all need your help this #Christmas. Every orphan in our care has a unique rescue story. Regardless of their past, it's up to us to give them a better future. Help us do that by adopting an orphan for your loved one at: 326d
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Sheldrick Wildlife Today's #ElephantAdvent surprise is an orphan who is full of life, and loves to live it to the max... You can gift an #elephant adoption & help us care for elephants like Malima at: 311d
The rescue of Dololo
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In the early morning of the 9th September 2018 KWS Company Commander of the Taita Ranches, Mr Salim Makomba, received a report from the community regarding a submerged baby elephant located on privately owned land in Mzee Kirema’s dam outside of...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Dotted around our Nairobi Nursery mud bath are buckets of water so the orphans can take their fill whenever they feel like it. Here is Dololo having a sip! He’s come so far since his rescue when he was found alone & submerged in a muddy pool: 335d
Edie, Mweya and Wendi introduce us to their newborn babies
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Every day among elephants is special, but every so often, we have a truly momentous day — one that will remain imprinted on our hearts and in our minds forever. Today falls firmly into that category, as we celebrated the births of not one, not two,...
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Sheldrick Wildlife 1 day, 3 new baby #elephants! Earlier we introduced you to Wema but she wasn't the only surprise baby we met for the first time yesterday. We were also introduced to Eco and Mwitu, the respective calves of wild living orphans Edie and Mweya! Read more: 344d
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Sheldrick Wildlife #FlashbackFriday: Remembering the magical moment Wendi, an orphan we rescued, raised & returned to the wild, came back to her former home at SWT hours after having her second calf: 263d
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: Haven for Elephants & Rhinos
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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a haven for elephant orphans rhinos and other animals. Read about our work on elephant conservation anti-poaching resource and everything else about elephants
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Sheldrick Wildlife Eco & Mwitu are two baby elephants growing up in the protected wild alongside their families, cocooned in love, security and happiness as nature intended. What could be better than that? Find out more about our conservation work: 186d
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Sheldrick Wildlife We’re best known for our work to care for orphaned #elephants & #rhinos but we help many more orphaned wild animals in need, including excitable baby buffalo like Ivia and Cheza here. Learn more about how we are saving wild lives: 358d
Apollo the black rhino - one month on
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Baby Apollo, rescued on the 21st September 2019 has been with us for just over a month now, and is based out of our field headquarters in Kaluku situated on the Athi River surrounded by Tsavo National Park. This black rhino calf was rescued not far...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Bedtime nose rubs for a very special baby This orphaned black rhino is 1 of an estimated 745 individuals left in Kenya. His mum died of natural causes so we’re caring for him now & will continue to until he is old enough to return to the protected wild: 359d
The rescue of Apollo
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Apollo is a black rhino orphan who was spotted standing beside his dead mother on 21st September 2019 . Vulnerable to predation and still milk dependent, a rescue was mounted and the calf was brought to the SWT's Kaluku Field HQ where he is...
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Sheldrick Wildlife Apollo loves a belly rub & a comforting horn rub before bedtime 🦏 Read how he came to be into our care: 373d
Ziwadi
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On 6th April 2019, a lone calf was spotted wandering within the Oloisukut Conservancy in the greater Masai Mara and conservancy rangers were tasked to monitor her and report back in case she joined up with a herd.  
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Sheldrick Wildlife Ziwadi has overcome the hurdles put in her path thanks to the dedicated care of our Keepers & her own quiet determination. She continues to recover well – here, we share an update on this brave girl's progress: 378d
Antique dealers fight to reverse UK’s new ban on ivory trade
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Exclusive: ‘The decision of a single judge could potentially undo years of campaigning and reject the overwhelming public demand for this law,’ say activists
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Sheldrick Wildlife Appalled to see some in the UK are trying to overturn the 2018 UK Ivory Act. It took years of campaigning to secure the UK ivory ban, which has the support of 88% of the public. Let's be clear, ivory is the property of elephants 379d