The US Ambassador to Kenya, Robert Godec, marked World Environment Day (WED) with a visit to the DSWT's elephant nursery in Nairobi on the 5th June 2013.
Savannah Elephants, Kenya
A one year old elephant calf was found abandoned and trapped in a fenced research area in Tsavo East near Aruba Dam. This is the story of the calf's rescue and how she came to the DSWT Nairobi Nursery to get the chance to once again return to the wild.
A brief glimpse of the life of the DSWT's orphans at the Voi Rehabilitation Stockades in northern Tsavo East. Watch the daily goings-on of the elephants and their human Keepers as they learn the skills needed to return to the wild. You can read more about the story here http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=532
Morning In The Mara, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Even though now the rains have come to an end, and the skies are no longer burned with blue, the savannah still brings the sounds of the elephants walking through the tall grass. Their steps are silent, but present, and the communication between them is inaudible to the human ear. The silence has never felt so good.
Maasai Mara, Kenya