On 28th February 2013 a lone female calf was sighted by staff at Borana Lodge in Northern Kenya. Although the baby elephant was clearly unaccompanied there were elephant herds within the area, so the staff decided to wait and see whether the calf would re-join her family.
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust exists to protect and conserve wildlife and habitats in Kenya. In recent years the scarcity of water throughout the dry seasons has been one of the greatest challenges facing Tsavo National Park. As a result of illegal logging, charcoal burning and increased livestock intrusion, permanent rivers are now becoming seasonal, whilst important water catchments are vanishing.
On 25th January, just days after Kilabasi and Kanjoro, three more of the oldest females from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Nursery in Nairobi make the journey to Ithumba. From here they will mix with the wild elephants of Tsavo East and ultimately return to the wild.
On the 24th January, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust translocated two orphaned elephants, Kilabasi and Kanjoro, from the DSWT's Nursery in Nairobi to Ithumba, one of two reintegration centres operated by the DSWT in Tsavo East National Park.
For over a decade the DSWT has worked to improve the livelihoods and educational standards of people living along the borders of Kenya's National Parks and protected areas through the introduction of community initiatives and local employment. One aspect of the DSWT's Community Outreach Programme involves taking local school children on Field Trips into Tsavo National Park.
On the 30th of October ATE and KWS contacted the DSWT about a shocking poaching incident in Amboseli National Park area, leaving a one year old female calf and orphan. The calf witnessed her mother and two sisters killed and their tusks hacked off by poachers. This short film tells Quanza's story.
On the 9th of October the DSWT rescued a young calf from Amboseli National Park. This clip shows the story of the rescue. To read more about the story please visit our website: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp?N=283
On October 3rd during a KWS aerial patrol over the Narok/Masai Mara area a yearling calf was spotted alone, frantically trying to follow a bull who was passing nearby, yet the calf was unable to keep up and soon fell behind. The DSWT was called upon to rescue the calf, this clip shows the orphan's rescue.