On the morning of 11th July 2013 an eighteen month old baby elephant was found abandoned in Tsavo East National Park. The DSWT's rescue team weas deployed from Nairobi to rescue the calf and bring it to the Nairobi Elephant Nursery where he is now getting the care and attention he needs in order to make his rehabilitation journey back into the wild.
Sometimes even my own images bring me to tears. The gentle loving hands of the David Sheldrick WIldlife Trust
Nairobi, Kenya
Maasai Mara, Kenya
On 6th July 2013, SkyVets was dispatched, following a report from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) about an emergency case involving an elephant with a snare wound on its trunk in Tsavo West. A helicopter, with KWS veterinary officer Dr. Titus Kaitho on board, lifted off from Nairobi and just one hour later it had reached the location where the elephant was last seen.
Young elephants playing in the tall grass.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) to meet the baby elephants that have been orphaned as a result of the ongoing slaughter of elephants across Kenya, making her the first Kenyan leader to publically take personal interest in the crisis facing Kenya's elephants...
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