George Adamson In 1967
Bill Travers visits Africa to see some of the lions who were in the movie Born Free. George Adamson is teaching them how to live in the wild. This can be seen in the film The Lions Are Free. This happened 3 years before Christian the lion was brought to George Adamson to live in Africa.
MURERA AND SONJE MOVE TO THEIR NEW HOME IN UMANI SPRINGS
Orphaned elephants Murera and Sonje begin a new phase in their ultimate rehabilitation back into the wild, as they graduate from the Nairobi Nursery to the DSWT's third and brand new reintegration unit at Umani Springs in the Kibwezi Forest. Full account of their move at: http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=681
Celebrating Fifa World Cup 2014
As the world looks on for the start of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, and following a visit from African football star Yaya Toure, football fever has gripped our keepers, and with that the orphaned elephants at the Nairobi Nursery.
Happy 80th Birthday To Daphne Sheldrick
“A world without elephants is hard to comprehend but it is a real possibility…Elephants have walked the earth for 50 million years but against a sub-machine gun or poacher armed with a spear, they stand little chance.”
-Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick
photo courtesy of David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust