| Name |
Group Name |
Gender |
Date Born |
Location Found |
Age on Arrival |
Comments |
Reason for being
Orphaned |
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| LASAYEN |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
Namunyak Conservancy - Northern Kenya |
One month |
Found fallen down a community dug well |
Well Victim |
More |
| NDOTTO |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Tuesday, August 05, 2014 |
Ndoto Mountains |
2 days old |
Found confused and alone in a throng of sheep and goats |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| MURIT |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Saturday, May 17, 2014 |
Namunyak Conservancy - Samburu |
7 Weeks |
Found stuck down a Well |
Well Victim |
More |
| MBEGU |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Saturday, March 15, 2014 |
Naibunga Conservancy - Ol Lentille |
About 7 weeks |
The calf had been left behind when her herd stampeded following the shooting of an elephant by KWS after it had killed a woman in the community |
Panic Separation / Stampede |
More |
| DUPOTTO |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Thursday, February 06, 2014 |
Dupoto area of the Transmara |
approximately 6 months old |
Found abandoned in the Dupoto area |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| KAURO |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Thursday, January 02, 2014 |
Sera Conservancy |
One month old |
Found fallen down a well used to water livestock |
Well Victim |
More |
| ROI |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Friday, December 27, 2013 |
Olare Orok Conservancy - Maasai Mara |
10 months |
Found next to her dead mother in the company of the rest of her herd |
Poaching |
More |
| ENKIKWE |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
Mara North Conservancy - Maasai Mara |
10-11 Months |
Found next to his dead mother near the Musiara gate and Enkikwei village |
Sick Mother |
More |
| ASHAKA |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
Manyani - Tsavo East National Park |
3 Weeks old |
Found stuck in a drying waterhole by members of the Kenya Wildlife Service Manyani Ranger Training Academy |
Stuck in Mud |
More |
| SIRIMON |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Wednesday, October 09, 2013 |
Marania Farm |
1 year old |
Found on Marania farm after slipping through the electric fence |
Poaching |
More |
| BOROMOKO |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Wednesday, October 09, 2013 |
Boromoko - Mara Triangle |
15 months old |
Found wandering the plains of the Mara Conservancy |
Suspected Poaching Victim |
More |
| SOKOTEI |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Wednesday, October 02, 2013 |
Samburu National Reserve |
Approximately 5-6 months |
Rescued after his mother's tragic death |
Natural Causes |
More |
| OLSEKKI |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
Mara Naboisho Conservancy - Maasai Mara |
Approximately 12 months |
The calf was orphaned after his mother had to be euthanized as she had a severely broken leg |
Natural Causes |
More |
| KAMOK |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Saturday, September 07, 2013 |
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Laikipia |
1 day |
Walked into Kiparo Boma on Ol Pejeta Conservancy |
Natural Causes |
More |
| OLTAIYONI |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Saturday, April 20, 2013 |
Ziwani Voyager Lodge - Tsavo West National Park |
6 months |
Observed on her own near the lodge for a few days with no other elephants around |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| EMBU |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
On the Embu side of the slopes of Mount Kenya |
18 months |
Found on her own with no other elephants in sight |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| ARRUBA |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Sunday, November 04, 2012 |
Aruba Dam - Tsavo East National Park |
Approximately 8 months old |
Found alone trapped within a newly erected fenced area |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| BADA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Monday, August 20, 2012 |
Galana Conservancy |
2 years old |
Found on his own |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| ROROGOI |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Friday, August 10, 2012 |
Kwale County |
14 months old |
Had been on her own for over a month before being rescued |
Poaching |
More |
| MUDANDA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
August 2012 |
Mudanda area - Tsavo East National Park |
About a year old |
Spotted in the Mbololo watercourse searching for water |
Poaching |
More |
| LENTILI |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Saturday, July 07, 2012 |
Ol Lentille Conservancy |
18 months old |
Found on her own with no other elephants in sight |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| LEMOYIAN |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 |
Found trapped in a well close to Amboseli National Park |
about 3 months old |
He fell down a manmade well and got separated from his family |
Well Victim |
More |
| NDORIA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Sunday, June 03, 2012 |
Teita Estate - Mwatate |
Two and a half years old |
Found alone in the Teita Estate near the sanctuary's main waterhole |
Poaching |
More |
| MASHARIKI |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Monday, May 21, 2012 |
Sobo area Tsavo East National Park |
15 months old |
Found on her own weak and near collapse |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| BARSILINGA |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
Found near Wamba area, next to his dying mother |
Approximately 2 weeks old |
His mother had to be euthanized as her wounds were too severe for recovery |
Poaching |
More |
| ZONGOLONI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Female |
Friday, March 02, 2012 |
Mgeno Ranch |
18 months old |
Was found standing guard over her collapsed and dying mother |
Poaching |
More |
| LARAGAI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
Borana Ranch |
Approximately 1 year old |
Found alone within the Simangua Valley of Borana Ranch near Laragai House |
Poaching |
More |
| LIMA LIMA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Female |
Monday, February 27, 2012 |
Loisaba Ranch, Laikipia West |
1 Year |
Lima Lima was finally captured within the grounds of Loisaba Lodge in Laikipia West |
Poaching |
More |
| NGASHA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Male |
Monday, February 27, 2012 |
Near the town of Maungu |
About 7 months old |
He was seen wandering alone through Maungu Town. Community members from the area were astonished to see this tiny baby elephant on his own, causing a huge commotion amidst curious bystanders. |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| TUNDANI |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Friday, February 24, 2012 |
Northern Tsavo East/Tundani |
Approximately 1 year |
Found alone wandering along the Tiva River |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| ZIWA |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
Amboseli National Park |
2 Years old |
Found protecting his dying mother who had collapsed in a water hole too weak to stand |
Sick Mother |
More |
| SUSWA |
Nursery Baby |
Female |
Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
Maasai Community Lands Mt. Suswa |
18 months old |
Found on her own, extremely wild and fearful. |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| FARAJA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Male |
Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
Amboseli National Park |
7 Months |
A young albino-mix bull was reported without his mother in Amboseli, who is thought to be a victim of retribution killing |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| VURIA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
Lualenyi Ranch - Taita Hills |
18 months |
Calf found on its own trying to join different wild herds but not able to. |
Poaching |
More |
| GARZI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
Tsavo East National Park |
18 months old |
Found abandoned along the North bank of the Athi River |
Poaching |
More |
| JASIRI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Male |
Thursday, December 15, 2011 |
Amboseli National Park |
15 months old |
He was found all alone 3 months after his mother was confirmed dead in December 2012 |
Poaching |
More |
| BALGUDA |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Monday, December 05, 2011 |
Seen by Tour Operators near Kanderi in Tsavo East National Park |
About 6-7 months old |
Was seen very distressed on his own, our Voi Keepers were called and came to rescue the orphan |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| KITHAKA |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Saturday, November 12, 2011 |
Imenti Forest |
Approximately 1 week old |
He wandered into a village adjacent to the Imenti Forest |
Panic Separation / Stampede |
More |
| QUANZA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Female |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
Lemomo area near Amboseli National Park |
One year old |
Her mother and two sisters were killed by poachers |
Poaching |
More |
| NELION |
Nursery Baby |
Male |
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
Mt. Kenya National Park |
About 2 years old |
Found on his own with no other elephants in sight |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| BOMANI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Monday, July 18, 2011 |
Seen wandering alone near Voi Wildlife Lodge |
Approximately 1 year old |
He was seen by the fence maintenance men near Voi all alone. |
Poaching |
More |
| TELEKI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
Judea area |
About one and a half years old |
He was seen on his own in the community lands abutting Mount Kenya’s forests in the area of Judea. The fate of his mother remained unconfirmed but he was a suspected human wildlife conflict case. |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| SONJE |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Female |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
Galana Ranch |
About 12 months old |
Found on her own with an injury to the leg on Galana Ranch |
Poaching |
More |
| NAROK |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
near Narok town, Masaai Mara |
About 18 months old |
She was seen by the pilot on a KWS aerial patrol over the Narok/Masaai Mara area all alone, frantically trying to follow a bull who was passing nearby. |
Poaching |
More |
| ORWA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Friday, December 03, 2010 |
Orwa community land near Nasalot and South Turkana National Reserve |
About one year old |
He was rescued by KWS after being spotted alone by members of the Orwa community |
Poaching |
More |
| ISHAQ-B |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Sunday, October 10, 2010 |
Ndera Conservancy |
One year |
The calf had been on its own for three weeks before being rescued |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| NAIPOKI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Monday, October 04, 2010 |
Namunyak Conservancy - Northern Kenya |
Approximately 3 months old |
She was rescued having fallen down a well |
Well Victim |
More |
| KIHARI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
Hombe Forest Mount Kenya |
approximately 1 year old |
She wandered alone onto community lands, with no evidence of elephants in the area |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| PANDA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Monday, August 02, 2010 |
Mgeno Ranch |
about 2 years old |
Was seen alone by the Mgeno Ranch staff |
Poaching |
More |
| KAINUK |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Sunday, July 04, 2010 |
South Turkana National Reserve |
Nearly a year old |
Was found by tribemen next to her mother who is suspected to have died of the harsh drought conditions |
Drought Related |
More |
| KANJORO |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Friday, May 14, 2010 |
Found on his own near Kanjoro Lugga in Ol Malo Ranch |
About 20 months old |
He was seen alone by a Samburu scout for 2 days, and as he was too young to survive without milk he needed to be rescued |
Poaching |
More |
| BONGO |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Friday, February 19, 2010 |
Kimunye community lands in Kirinyaga county |
3 and a half years old |
Seen on its own for about a month in the community lands on the slopes of Mount Kenya before rescue |
Human / Wildlife Conflict |
More |
| SITIES |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Monday, January 11, 2010 |
Mgeno Ranch |
Approximately seven weeks |
She walked into the headquarters of Mgeno Ranch desperately seeking company |
Poaching |
More |
| KILABASI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Monday, January 04, 2010 |
Tsavo West National Park |
19 months |
She was seen by Community members near the Tanzania border |
Poaching |
More |
| MBIRIKANI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Sunday, December 13, 2009 |
Chyulu Hills |
3-4 years old |
Found on with a horrendous wound caused by a cable snare on her foot |
Poaching |
More |
| KIVUKO |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
Taita Ranch |
About 2 years old |
Reported by Wildlife Works staff who had seen her alone for several days |
Poaching |
More |
| ISHANGA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
Maktau area Tsavo West National Park |
1 year |
Rescued from the jaws of a lion by the Ziwani desnaring team |
Poaching |
More |
| EMSAYA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
Galana Ranch |
About 2 years old |
Was seen alone by the Kulalu Ranch staff |
Poaching |
More |
| MURERA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Kibwezi Forest/Umani Springs |
Female |
Monday, September 07, 2009 |
Meru National Park |
About 2 and a half years old |
She was spotted by Offbeat Safari guides. She had been on her own for several days. |
Poaching |
More |
| SHUKURU |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
September 2009 |
Tsavo West on the Mzima Springs Pipeline |
3 days old |
Rescued by a herdsman after falling down a manhole on the Mzima – Mombasa Pipeline |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| ROMBO |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
Oltepes village - Rombo area on the boundary of Tsavo West National Park |
About 2 years old |
Was seen by community members on his own, his mother was believed to have been poached after her carcass was found by the Trust’s Ziwani De-Snaring team |
Poaching |
More |
| MUTARA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Monday, July 20, 2009 |
Mutara Ranch |
about one week old |
She was first seen on the road between Rumuruti town in Laikipia and the ADC ranch known as Mutara. |
Poaching |
More |
| KASIGAU |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Monday, July 06, 2009 |
Kasigau massif between Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Park |
About 2 years and 4 months |
Was seen by the Kiwanjani Lodge Manager who reported the sighting to DSWT |
Poaching |
More |
| MAKIRETI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
Ziwani area near Tsavo West National Park |
Approximately 1 year old |
She was found abandoned on community lands with no elephants in the area |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| CHEMI CHEMI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
Loisaba Ranch |
Approximately 8 months old |
He was found completely alone, with no sign of elephants in the area. |
Poaching |
More |
| DABASSA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
Galana Ranch |
About 20 months old |
Found with wild bulls near the Galana Ranch HQ |
Poaching |
More |
| TURKWEL |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Friday, May 08, 2009 |
South Turkana Game Reserve |
Approximately 4 - 5 months |
Tribesman resported her abandoned in a high conflict zone near the Wei Wei River |
Poaching |
More |
| LAYONI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Friday, April 24, 2009 |
Close to the Tanzanian border in the Maasai Mara |
2 and a half years old |
Was seen on his own for 3 days by visitors |
Poaching |
More |
| KANDECHA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Friday, March 20, 2009 |
Tsavo East National Park |
Approximately 14 months on arrival |
The calf was found in a herd of bulls, and once it was established he was clearly an orphan the baby was rescued |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| KITIRUA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
Amboseli National Park |
18 Months |
The calf was found wandering alone near the Kitirua swamp |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| OLOLOO |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Monday, February 02, 2009 |
Masai Mara |
About 2 and a half years old |
He was spotted alone in high grass on the opposite bank of the Mara river at the beginning of June 2011 by a Research student, based at the Karen Blixen Camp. |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| KIBO |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
Amboseli, on community lands near the Sinya Mines close to the Tanzanian border |
Approximately 2 weeks old |
He was trapped in a shallow well dug for cattle, when discovered by two Masaai and rescued by The Amboseli Elephant Research Project at 9.00pm on the 7th Feb. He had obviously been trapped in there for a long time for his ears were extremely sunburnt. |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| KALAMA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
Kalama area, near Archer’s Post in Samburu district, Northern Kenya |
Approximately between 4 - 5 months |
Early one morning the calf was discovered standing chest high in water trapped in a well called Ikwasi Oibor |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| KILAGUNI |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Male |
Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
He was found near the Chyulu Gate, Chyulu Hills National Park |
Approximately 5 to 6 months old |
He had been attacked by a predator, we suspect a Hyena, with injuries to his tail and hind quarters and ears. |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| MURKA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
On the border of Tsavo West and the Rombo area. |
Approximately 20 months old |
She was found abandoned with a spear lodged in her head. It is suspected her mother was poached. |
Poaching |
More |
| NAISULA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Saturday, November 15, 2008 |
Near Archers' Post - Samburu |
Approximiately 2 years old, or just under. |
She is a poaching vicitm, a number of elephants have been poached in that area recently |
Poaching |
More |
| TUMAREN |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Friday, September 26, 2008 |
Tumaren Ranch - Laikipia |
10 months |
Found alone standing by her dying mother |
Poaching |
More |
| ITHUMBAH |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 |
Ithumba - Northern Tsavo East |
Two years old |
Found stuck in the black cotton clay of Ithumba Dam |
Stuck in Mud |
More |
| OLARE |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Monday, September 08, 2008 |
Olare Orok Conservancy - Maasai Mara |
Approximately 1 year old |
Found beside her paralyzed mother who later had to be euthanized |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| NDII |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Sunday, August 24, 2008 |
Tsavo West, on the Mzima Springs pipeline, just beyond Ndii |
Approximately 7 weeks old |
Found crumpled at the bottom of a Mzima Springs pipeline breather tank |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| TASSIA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
Tassia |
9 months |
Was found wandering all alone by three Samburu herdsmen |
Poaching |
More |
| MELIA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Thursday, July 03, 2008 |
Near the Mombasa Pipeline opposite the Ndara plains in Tsavo East National Park |
1 year |
The calf was found all alone by our De-snaring team with no other elephants in sight |
Poaching |
More |
| CHAIMU |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Monday, June 16, 2008 |
She was found abandoned on Kuku Group ranch on the 4th June 2009. |
Estimated to be about one year old |
reports were made about the abandoned calf two days previously. But she was eventually found again, having walked over 20 km across waterless terrain, and finally rescued. |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| SUGUTA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Ithumba |
Female |
Sunday, May 25, 2008 |
Logarate near Maralal, Northern Kenya |
Approximately 3 months old |
She wandered into a Samburu Manyatta at 9.00am, desperate for fluids, companionship and comfort. It is suspected her mother was poached by the Pokot |
Poaching |
More |
| SHIRA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
Sinya - Amboseli |
estimated to be 11 months old |
Trapped in a Well in the Sinya Community area close to the Tanzanian border near Amboseli National Park |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| TAVETA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Sunday, December 16, 2007 |
Taita Hills Sanctuary |
Approximately 8 to 9 months |
He was abandoned in the Taita Hill Sanctuary not far from Tsavo National Park. There had been cases of poaching in the area the previous week so his mother was more than likely a victim. |
Poaching |
More |
| MEIBAI |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Monday, September 10, 2007 |
Meibai Conservancy - Samburu district |
Approximately 2 years old |
The calf had been seen on its own for several days before its rescue |
Reason Unknown |
More |
| KENIA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Saturday, July 07, 2007 |
Sagana |
Estimated 8 months old |
Found abandoned in Wathi, close to Sagana, obviously from the Mount Kenya elephant population |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| MZIMA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Male |
Monday, March 12, 2007 |
Mzima Springs basin Tsavo West National Park |
Approximately 16 months old |
Sighted for a number of days completely alone, regularly coming to drink at the Kilaguni waterhole |
Poaching |
More |
| SINYA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 |
Close to Sinya Mines, just outside Amboseli National Park close to the Kenyan Tanzania Border |
approximately 8 months old |
She fell down a shallow rocky well dug for Maasai livestock |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| WASESSA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Sunday, December 10, 2006 |
Tsavo East National Park |
approximately 20 months |
Found alone, close to a pride of lions who had been observering her too |
Poaching |
More |
| LEMPAUTE |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Sunday, October 22, 2006 |
The West Gate Conservancy |
Two weeks old |
She was found abandoned walking down a road by the West Gate Rangers on a routine foot patrol |
Panic Separation / Stampede |
More |
| LESANJU |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
Tuesday, September 05, 2006 |
Milgis Lugga |
Four Weeks |
She fell down a sandy well dug for cattle in the seasonal river bed of the Milgis Lugga and was rescued by Samburu tribes men |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| SIRIA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
Tuesday, August 15, 2006 |
Masai Mara |
Approximately 18 months |
His injured mother failed to respond to multiple veterinary treatments and eventually was euthanized and the calf rescued |
Sick Mother |
More |
| CHYULU |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Friday, May 05, 2006 |
Chyulu Hills |
5 months |
Stuck in the mud of a community waterhole, but orphaned 10 days previously from poaching |
Poaching |
More |
| ZURURA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Saturday, September 03, 2005 |
Found on Mukuki Ranch between Tsavo West and East |
approximately seven to eight weeks old |
He was found by miners having fallen into an open face Ruby mine on Mukuki Ranch |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| MAKENA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Friday, August 12, 2005 |
Ol Ari Nyiro Ranch - now called Laikipia Nature Conservancy - Western Laikipia |
7 weeks old |
Found alone and abandoned by Kudu Dam on Ol Ari Nyiro Ranch, not known whether she is a victim of human wildlife conflict, or poaching by the Pokot tribe |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
More |
| KAMBOYO |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Friday, July 29, 2005 |
Tsavo National Park |
approximately 6 to 8 months |
He was found abandoned and all alone close to the Tsavo National Park Mtito gate |
Problem Animal Control |
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| LOIJUK |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Sunday, July 24, 2005 |
West Gate Conservation Area |
6-7 months |
The calf was found abandoned |
Drought Related |
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| LENANA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Friday, June 17, 2005 |
Olpejeta Ranch, Laikipia |
approximately 14 months |
She was found standing by her dead mother who died from an unknown disease |
Sick Mother |
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| KENZE |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Thursday, December 02, 2004 |
Kenze Community, Chyulu Hills |
2 years old |
The community alerted our desnaring team to the plight of this orphaned calf, emaciated clearly having been without his mother of a long time |
Poaching |
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| KORA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Thursday, September 23, 2004 |
Kora National Park |
approximately 7 months old |
Found by a ranger patrol walking down a road. Following his tracks later revealed that he had been a number of days without other elephants, and we suspect a poaching victim |
Poaching |
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| MSINGA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Monday, August 30, 2004 |
Masinga Hill, Voi, Tsavo East National Park |
approximately 3 years old |
Found abandoned close to Masinga Hill, fate of mother and herd unknown |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| CHALLA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 |
Ziwani - Tsavo West |
14 months |
Found in area called Challa, abondoned and attached to a herd of cattle for eight days before being rescued. The community alerted David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust de-snaring team of his plight |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| LUALENI |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Thursday, July 29, 2004 |
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary |
estimated 4 months |
She was found abandoned, and despite trying to join other herds seemed to be rejected by all. She was quite obviously an orphan, her mother suspected dead. |
Poaching |
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| SIDAI |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Saturday, June 19, 2004 |
Ol Pejita Conservancy |
20 months |
Found abandoned by a water trough, clearly she had been without her family for some time |
Drought Related |
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| OROK |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Saturday, May 15, 2004 |
Amboseli National Park |
18 months |
His mother died after a short illness, probably drought related and he was rescued three weeks later |
Sick Mother |
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| BUCHUMA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
May 2004 |
Buchuma Entrance Gate to Tsavo East |
4 - 6 Months |
Fell into a Pipeline Manhole |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| NASERIAN |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
January 2004 |
Samburu National Reserve |
6 Months |
Thought to have been swept away from family by a flood in Samburu |
Natural Causes |
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| NDOMOT |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
October 2003 |
Ol Donyo Nyiro |
6 Weeks |
Fell into a well dug by tribesmen in a sand lugga at Oldonyo Nyiro |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| MADIBA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
September 2003 |
Botswana, Southern Africa |
Days old |
Found in a river bed suffering from a deep head wound. Abandoned by family |
Natural Causes |
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| SUNYEI |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
June 2003 |
Ol Donyo Nyiro |
10 Days Old |
Fell into a hole dug by tribesmen at Oldonyo Nyiro |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| RAPSU |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Thursday, May 29, 2003 |
Meru National Park |
Estimated just under two years old |
He was found abandoned, with no other elephants in the area. |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| GALANA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
April 2003 |
Galana River , Tsavo East National Park |
14 Months Old |
Found by visitors in the park, reason for being orphaned is unknown. |
Natural Causes |
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| TAITA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
February 2003 |
Taita Hills sanctuary |
9 Months |
Fell into a hotel septic tank and rescued by a Trust de-snaring team |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| OL MALO |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
January 2003 |
Olmalo Laikipia |
4 Months Old |
Thought to be a victim of poaching in Laikipia |
Poaching |
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| TOMBOI |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 |
Samburu National Reserve |
Days Old |
Thought to be separated from family by stampede in Samburu National Reserve |
Panic Separation or Stampede |
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| NAPASHA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Male |
November 2002 |
Mpala Ranch Laikipia |
9 Months old |
Found by Masaai herdsmen, thought to be a victim of poaching |
Poaching |
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| WENDI |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Wednesday, September 11, 2002 |
Imenti Forest Meru |
Days old to a Week |
A victim of Human disturbance, found in a swamp in Meru- thought to be a twin |
Poaching |
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| MPALA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
December 2001 |
Mpala ranch Laikipia |
6 Months old |
Mother was poached on Mpala ranch, he was found two weeks later. |
Poaching |
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| MORANI |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
November 2001 |
Lewa Downs |
18 months |
His mother died and he was shot three times just outside of Lewa Downs |
Poaching |
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| SERAA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
September 2001 |
Sera Group Ranch |
6 weeks old |
Found in a well at Kasima Hamisi bordering Shaba national reserve |
Found in Erosion Gulley |
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| SOLANGO |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
September 2001 |
Sera Group Ranch |
4 Weeks old |
Fell into a deep rocky water catchment well on Sera Group ranch |
Drought Related |
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| THOMA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
June 2001 |
Thomson's Falls |
2 Months Old |
Thoma's herd were crop raiding, and when they were chased off the 'shambas' this little calf was left behind in the chaos. |
Problem Animal Control |
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| BURRA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
May 2001 |
Burra / Taita district |
8 Months old |
Caught in a snare and separated from his family by gun shots, too weak to keep up. |
Poaching |
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| SWEET SALLY |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
February 2001 |
Sweet Waters Ranch |
6 Months old |
Her mother being so traumatized by their relocation to Meru abandoned her |
Orphaned During Relocation |
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| MWEYA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
January 2001 |
Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda |
1 Month Old |
Found in a fishing village having wondered out of the park in Uganda |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| IRIMA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
January 2001 |
Tsavo East national Park |
2 Years old |
Found near to Irima Hill by tour drivers wondering alone and very emaciated |
Drought Related |
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| NDARA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
November 2000 |
Rukinga Ranch - Maungu |
8 Months old |
Fell into a Pipeline Man hold near to Maungu town |
Man Made Cause for Separation |
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| VITA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
June 2000 |
|
14 MonthsTsavo West National Park |
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Poaching |
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| MULIKA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
March 2000 |
Meru National Park |
7-8 Months Ols |
Found by guests staying at Elsa's Kopje in Meru, suspected poaching victim |
Poaching |
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| SOSIAN |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
February 2000 |
Sosian Ranch Laikipia |
2 1/2 Years |
Presumed to be a victim of poaching on Sosian Ranch, Laikipia |
Poaching |
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| TSAVO |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
January 2000 |
Tsavo River |
1 Year old |
His mother died of scepticemia, possibly from an arrow or snare, near the Tsavo river |
Natural Causes |
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| NASALOT |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
January 2000 |
Nasalot Turkana |
2-3 Months |
Mother poached for Ivory, she was found by tribesmen |
Poaching |
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| KINNA |
Partially Independent Orphans |
Female |
Friday, October 15, 1999 |
Kinna/ Meru |
1 Week Old |
Found in a Water Hole, Stuck in the mud & severly sun burnt at Kinna |
Stuck in Mud |
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| YATTA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Sunday, September 26, 1999 |
Tsavo East triangle |
1 Month Old |
Mother poached in Tsavo/Athi triangle, found by a labour gang working in the park |
Poaching |
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| MUKWAJU |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
Saturday, September 11, 1999 |
Satao - Tsavo East National Park |
3 weeks old |
Stuck in the mud near Satao camp in Tsavo East national park |
Stuck in Mud |
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| ICHOLTA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
August 1999 |
Marsabit |
2 Weeks old |
Found in stuck in a drying water hole near the Marsabit mountain |
Stuck in Mud |
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| NYIRO |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
August 1999 |
Ol Donyo Nyiro |
4 Months old |
Found at Ol Donyo Nyiro by tribesmen stuck in a trench |
Drought Related |
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| LOLOKWE |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
July 1999 |
Namunyak |
1 Month old |
Found in a man dug well in Namunyak |
Drought Related |
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| SALAMA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
June 1999 |
Rumaruti / Laikipia |
3 Months Old |
Found in a crop field aftter his herd were chased away by irate tribesmen in Rumaruti |
Problem Animal Control |
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| ILINGWEZI |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
April 1999 |
Ilingwezi / Laikipia |
2 Weeks Old |
Fell into an erosion Gulley during the night in Ilingwezi group ranch Laikipia |
Found in Erosion Gulley |
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| EDIE |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
April 1999 |
Namunyek |
4 Months old |
Found by tibesmen in a well on the Namunyak Group ranch North of Lewa Downs |
Drought Related |
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| LAIKIPIA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
February 1999 |
Loisaba- Laikipia |
1 Year old |
Mother died for no known reason, although suspected as a drought victim in Loisaba |
Drought Related |
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| NATUMI |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
February 1999 |
Nanyuki |
6 weeks old |
Herd was fired at, three members of which died, one being Natumis mother in Nanyuki |
Problem Animal Control |
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| MWEIGA |
Older and Adolescent Orphans at Voi |
Female |
October 1998 |
Aberdares / Mweiga |
7 months old |
Herd driven out of a settlement in Mweiga where she was left behind |
Problem Animal Control |
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| LOISABA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
January 1998 |
Loisaba/Laikipia district |
2 Years old |
Mother was poached for her ivory on Loisaba rance |
Poaching |
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| LEWA |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
May 1997 |
Lewa Downs |
1 year old |
Herd poached ouside of Lewa Downs where he was eventually found |
Poaching |
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| UASO |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
May 1996 |
Colcheccio/ Laikipia district |
18 months old |
Orphaned through poaching in the Laikipia district |
Poaching |
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| LOMINYEK |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
April 1995 |
Samburu National Reserve |
14 months old |
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Poaching |
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| AITONG |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
November 1994 |
Masai Mara – Aitong |
2 Weeks |
Herd abandoned her, presumed as a result of poaching in Aitong-Masai Mara |
Poaching |
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| IMENTI |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
Wednesday, January 19, 1994 |
Imenti Forest in Meru |
Hours old |
Mother died from gun shot wounds in Imenti forest. |
Poaching |
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| EMILY |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
October 1993 |
Tsavo West national Park |
1 Month Old |
Fell into pit latrine when hurrying with the rest of the herd in Tsavo West |
Problem Animal Control |
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| MPENZI |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Friday, October 16, 1992 |
Mazinga Hill, Voi |
8 months old |
She was found abandoned and very weak, obviously having been without her mother for some time |
Poaching |
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| AJOK |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
May 1990 |
Turkana/Turkwell |
1 week |
Found in a river bed in Turkana/ Turkwell. Thought to be orphaned by poaching |
Poaching |
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| EDO |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
March 1989 |
Ambosel National Park |
6 months |
His mother died after eating garbage at a lodge in Amboseli National Park |
Litter Related |
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| NDUME |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
January 1989 |
Imenti Forest in Meru |
3 Months |
Orphaned by problem animal control in the Imenti forest |
Problem Animal Control |
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| DIKA |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
August 1988 |
Tsavo West National Park |
3 Months old |
Herd gunned down by Somali ivory poachers in Tsavo West National Park |
Poaching |
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| TARU |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
August 1987 |
Tsavo East |
3 months old |
Taru's mother was killed by poachers in Tsavo East National Park |
Poaching |
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| OLMEG |
The Big Boys Raised from Infancy |
Male |
February 1987 |
Maralal |
2 weeks old |
Olmeg fell into a trench |
Poaching |
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| CHUMA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Male |
January 1987 |
Tsavo East National Park |
8 months |
A victim of poaching, aged approximately one when orphaned |
Poaching |
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| LISSA |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
October 1986 |
Tsavo National Park |
2 years old |
Found abandoned near Mackinnon Road |
Poaching |
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| MARY |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
Monday, March 03, 1975 |
Northern Kenya |
twelve years old |
She was kept at Mount Kenya Safari Ranch until 12 Years old. |
Poaching |
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| ELEANOR |
Fully Independent Orphans |
Female |
April 1960 |
Samburu National Reserve |
18 months |
Eleanor was found wandering on her own, but there was the carcass of a dead elephant nearby, presumably that of her mother, because no other elephants were in Samburu at the time. |
Poaching |
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