Everyone is on Team Mokogodo! From sunup to sundown, this little elephant is flanked by her adoring nannies & Keepers. On this evening, Mishak was on Mokogodo duty. He bunks in her stable, providing her with milk feeds & company throughout the night!
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The babies keep coming! This heart-warming herd of orphans are forging their own families in the wild. All were rescued as scared & traumatised infants. Hand-raised by the Sheldrick Trust, now they live wild & free in a protected conservation area. To date, we know of 61…

You’ll often catch us commenting on the weather in Tsavo – it’s one of our favourite topics & with good reason. The once predictable rain patterns have altered, yet all life in the Parks remain dependent on these rains. How long they last, & how green the Park gets, can literally…

Without the immense warmth of their elephant mother & herd surrounding them, already fragile & grief-stricken orphan baby elephants are vulnerable to pneumonia. So we take extra special care, ensuring they are kept warm at all times, protecting them from the elements with a…

Little rhino Chamboi adores scratches behind his ears, which send him in a state of bliss. Special touches & creature comforts like this ensure he feels safe, loved & flourishes in our care. (Chamboi was found all alone as a newborn & needed rescuing): sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/chamboi

Toto has defied the odds & is racing towards a bright, wild future. His story is one for the books & has to be read to be believed: this diminutive calf, reminiscent of a woolly mammoth, was hand-delivered into our care by a herd of elephants! sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/toto

Enkesha nearly severed her trunk in a snare before her rescue. It left lasting damage but, incredibly, she has full use of it to forage. Her unique trunk marks her out as different but her orphan family have never cared & accepted her without hesitation. sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/enkesha

Our adopters email dropped a couple of days ago. Filled with the latest news from our Orphans’ Project, including an update on everyone’s favourite friendly bull, Ndotto (that’s him here). Have you read your copy yet? What was your favourite story?

From elusive big cats to hopeful horizons & impressive tuskers: we’ve handpicked some of our favourite images from our aerial patrols over Tsavo. Which is your favourite?

Learn how we are conserving wildlife from the skies in our latest aerial report: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/aerial/fe…

#Throwback to Shujaa trying his luck & attempting a milk heist. This may have taken place 19 months ago, but this cheeky champ remains as spunky as ever – recent shenanigans include chasing impala & a family of warthogs! His rescue story began in 2022: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/shujaa

Our Orphans' Project is all about giving orphaned elephants (& other wild animals) a second chance to embrace life. The best part? You can help the herd reclaim their birth right & return to the wild. Join us in this exciting and rewarding journey: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/adopt

This wildebeest found itself in a very tight spot when it fell into a trench dug for installing fibre internet. Our SWT/KWS Amboseli Vet Unit raced to the scene, darting him with an anaesthetic so they could safely haul him onto secure terrain. A job well done everyone!

Ashanti may be short on trunk, but she can still splash with the best of them! She lost the bottom half of her trunk to a poacher’s snare but, incredibly, she has adjusted marvellously & has no issues drinking, eating, foraging, and having fun. Her story:
sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/ashanti

Meet Lisha! Our world got a little brighter last week when Loijuk proudly introduced the newest addition to her family – a beautiful, brand new baby girl who was born just the night before! All baggy skin & floppy ears, learn more about the tiny tot & her incredible orphan mum…

‘Love, Life & Elephants’ is back in stock! Dive into the extraordinary life of the SWT’s late Founder, Dame Daphne Sheldrick, in her best-selling story of romance, life in Kenya & elephants. Charting Daphne’s life and love of wildlife, it’s a heart-warming must-read & the perfect…

This morning we went Live from the Nursery on our Facebook/Instagram channels. We couldn’t stand the idea of our X followers missing out, so here’s the full video for your enjoyment! You can read about all the orphans you see over at: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans

Post-veterinary operation, this bull is back with his big friends. The intervention to treat his injuries – likely incurred in an encounter with another ele over mating rights – took place last week. We shared some incredible pics from the scene: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates/h…

Amali has found her place among her Umani family, taking on a very important role – as a protective big ‘sister’ to Mwana! Rescued 18 months ago – she’s a drought victim who also survived a poacher’s snare – it’s so wonderful to see her happy & settled! sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/amali

To Toto, just about anything can be a plaything… a Keepers’ boot, a garden rake, even a haybale. His indomitable, playful spirit has been a constant even during his worst health complications - a sign this tiny elephant is a real fighter: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/toto

2023 was a year of extremes. Our staff grappled with a devastating drought, & the influx of orphans that needed care as a direct result. Pardamat was one tiny baby who found a home with us. Meet more 2023 rescues in our new Annual Newsletter: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/annual-ne…