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LAYONI, ROMBO and DABASSA move to VOI (December 2011)
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Lissa's 4th wild born baby (December 2011)
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The Rescue of Kithaka (November 2011)
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The Rescue of Sasab (November 2011)
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The Rescue of Layoni (November 2011)
On the 3rd of November the Nursery Unit Keepers rescued a two and a half year old calf whose mother is believed to have been poached. This short film tells the story of Layoni's rescue. |
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The Birth of Mulika's Calf (November 2011)
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The Rescue of Ishaq B (October 2011)
On the 30th of October the Nairobi Elephant Keepers embarked on a rescue from the Ishaqbini Ndera Conservancy which turned out to be one of the most challenging rescues they have ever undergone. This short film tells the story of Ishaq-B's rescue.
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The Rescue of Emsaya (October 2011)
On the 8th of October the Voi Elephant Keepers rescued a two year old calf whose mother is believed to have been poached. This short film tells the story of Emsaya's rescue.
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The Rescue of Kasigau (September 2011)
On the 23rd of September our Burra Anti-Poaching Team and Voi Elephant Keepers rescued a two and a half year old calf whose mother is believed to have been poached. This short film tells the story of Kasigau's rescue.
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A Happy Ending (September 2011)
Our elephant keepers at Voi are able to come to the aid of a baby elephant trapped in a waterhole, reuniting it with its mother.
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The Rescue of Rombo (August 2011)
On 27th August our Ziwani Anti-Poaching Team and Voi Elephant Keepers found and rescued a two year old calf whose mother is believed to have been poached. This short film tells the story of Rombo’s rescue.
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Water Is Life (August 2011)
In 2011 Kenya endured a drought throughout much of Northern Kenya, and Tsavo is certainly under the grip of yet another extremely dry year. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is proud to have been able to help the Kenya Wildlife Service and Tsavo’s rich biodiversity by providing artificial water sources along the main Tourist Circuit in the form of boreholes and Windmills. The Trust monitors and funds the maintenance of all these vital water sources regularly to ensure that they always remain functional, for in these times Water really is Life.
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The Rescue of Dabassa (August 2011)
On 8th August our teams were called to the rescue of a 21 month old male calf, in the Tsavo Conservation Area. This is the story of Dabassa’s rescue on that day. |
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Move of Ololoo, Kalama and Chemi Chemi to Ithumba (August 2011)
In August 2011, orphan elephants Ololoo, Kalama and Chemi Chemi graduated from the Nairobi Nursery to the reintegration centre run by the DSWT in Ithumba, Tsavo East National Park. This film tells the story of their move and all that goes into moving three elephants! |
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The Rescue of Mumbushi (July 2011)
On 5th July we received a call that an orphan baby elephant needed our help. A rescue team was mobilised and took to the air to get to Mumbushi, here’s his rescue story. |
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Loisaba’s last days (June 2011)
Loisaba had returned to the wild, a success story of the DSWT's orphans' project, having been rescued and hand-reared from a baby. 13 year old Loisaba was seen to be becoming ill in 2011, this film tells the story of Loisaba's last days. |
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Murka, Kitirua and Naisula move to Ithumba (May 2011)
May 2011 and Murka, Kitirua and Naisula begin the next stage of their rehabilitation, as they travel to the DSWT’s reintegration centre in Ithumba. One of two centres in the Tsavo East National Park, where orphaned elephants can mix with wild elephants and progress their journey back to the wild. |
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Kainuk's Progress
A progress video from March 2011 showing Kainuk's first days in the elephant nursery. She was found by tribemen next to her mother who is suspected to have died of the harsh drought conditions.
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Shida's Move
Shida is one of the lucky few still to be alive. He was afforded a second chance of life when he was rescued as an orphan. Now he has been given his third and last chance if he is able to settle in Tsavo and make that his permanent home. The Trust can take credit for his life, as can all the foster-parents who have helped us steer him into adulthood and the KWS Professionals who moved him so proficiently.
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Beautiful Story on elephants at CNN
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The Tsavo Orphans
Created by Channel G, a 501c3 non profit
organisation, this short format documentary
highlights the work of the DSWT in the rescue and
rehabilitation of orphan animals and the
protection of Kenya's wilderness. Channel G have
donated the film to us and will use it themselves
to generate awareness of the plight facing Kenya's
wildlife and our efforts to it. |
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Elephant
Orphans
Since 1987, we have successfully hand-reared more
than 70 orphaned elephants and 17 black rhino
orphans. Rescued baby elephants and rhinos are
first taken to our nursery in Nairobi National
Park, where we begin the difficult task of rearing
these babies, so that they might return to the
wild when grown. In this clip the head keeper at
our Nairobi Nursery talks a little about what is
involved in caring for fragile baby elephants.
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Anti-Poaching
We currently operate seven anti-poaching teams
tasked with protecting wildlife and tackling the
illegal bushmeat trade. This film provides insight
into the work of our anti-poaching teams,
including the removal of illegal snares and the
arrest poachers.
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Community
Outreach
We are becoming increasingly active within
communities bordering Kenya’s National Parks,
where incidents of human-wildlife conflict are
most common. We work closely with communities and
schools to develop an understanding of our work
and the value of wildlife and habitats – as the
future of wildlife is ultimately in the hands of
the people.
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Other
Assistance
Kenya’s wildlife comes under the protection of the
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). We work closely with
this organisation to help them protect all
wildlife and assist them in carrying out their
role. This film shows a little of what it is we
are able to do to help the KWS. |
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Elephant Diaries
BBC Worldwide has produced a series of 26 short films, taken from its
television series 'Elephant Diaries'. The films provide a taster for
the full series and a unique insight into our orphans' project. The
short films are all available to watch on YouTube and we have provided
here the link to the first film.
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