This holiday season, become part of a remarkable story. Gift an adoption and help us give the orphans in our care the family and the wild future they deserve.
This special film is a celebration of our Orphans' Project and the many lives saved through your support.
For the better part of a century, we have provided a family and a wild future to every orphan who comes into our care — a lifetime commitment that extends long after they reclaim their place in the wild. It has become a time-honoured tradition for our ex-orphans to return home after giving birth, simply to share the joy with the people who raised them. This time of year is always full of such happy reunions — our version of 'home for the holidays'!
What's included in your adoption?
Each adoption includes everything needed for your recipient to follow their orphan's journey throughout the year:
- One-year adoption of an orphaned animal in our care
- Personalised adoption certificate
- Monthly Orphans' Project emails with special updates
- Downloadable images of adopted orphan
- Access to the latest Keepers' Diaries and orphan updates
- Downloadable wildlife watercolours by Angela Sheldrick
- Exclusive access to monthly videos
Meet some of the youngest orphans in our care
If you're having trouble selecting an orphan to adopt, we suggest choosing a youngster in the Nursery phase, so your recipient can be part of their orphan's journey from the very beginning.
- Kipekee: Remarkably spoiled and self-assured, this tiny-but-mighty girl knows she has everyone at the Nursery wrapped around her little trunk — and wouldn't have it any other way!
- Tytan: This polite chap has the distinction of being the gentlest black rhino we have ever known. He is best friends with Notty the orphaned zebra and is rarely a few feet from her side.
- Arthi: Composed and independent, this little bull has an incongruous trait — whenever he runs for his milk, he bellows at the top of his lungs, warning us that he is on his way and very hungry.
- On Giving Tuesday — our annual day of matched giving, which falls on 2nd December 2024 — we will also introduce a new orphan. We know she will capture your hearts just as she has captured ours.
These are just a few of the faces in our herd. With over 100 orphans currently dependent on our care — and generations now thriving in the wild — there are so many more to meet!