Has fully embraced his wild life in Tsavo East National Park
Current age
11 years old
Gender
Male
Rescued date
5 January 2015
Rescue location
Maasai Mara, Mara Triangle
Date of birth (estimate)
9 October 2013
Reason orphaned
Suspected poaching
Age at rescue
14 months old (approx)
Current location
Living Wild
In this time he had not fed on any milk, and was very much peripheral to the herds, sometimes kilometers apart. The calf was left another day to see if anything changed and if his mother would return. There was a young female, too young to be his mother, who was clearly agitated and concerned about the little baby’s fate and she was torn between remaining with the herds, and providing protection for the baby. It was thought that maybe she could be the sister of the little bull.
The SWT rescue team was eventually called on the 5th of January and alerted that the calf was losing condition, getting weaker as he had not fed in all this time, and if he were to remain unattended by the wild elephant herds he would fall prey to the predators. It was now obvious he was an orphan. The SWT team flew to the Kichwa Tembo airstrip and was met and collected by Mara Conservancy Scouts and together with Brian Heath driven to the place the young calf still wandered the plains. On route to his location they passed plenty of hyenas and a pride of lions which highlighted the fact that he had survived the night was extremely lucky.
Boromoko loves to linger with the visiting foster parents in the evening when coming home to his stable and has to be tempted by his milk bottle in order to proceed to his stable. He loves people and gravitates to the Keepers and the visitors. This is his unique little idiosyncrasy which of course endears him to everyone. The fate of his lost mother has not been confirmed, but there has been poaching reported in the Mara ecosystem in recent months. Boromoko is clearly relieved to be rescued and shows his appreciation daily.
In this time he had not fed on any milk, and was very much peripheral to the herds, sometimes kilometers apart. The calf was left another day to see if anything changed and if his mother would return. There was a young female, too young to be his mother, who was clearly agitated and concerned about the little baby’s fate and she was torn between remaining with the herds, and providing protection for the baby. It was thought that maybe she could be the sister of the little bull.
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Nearly six months have passed since Enkikwe was mauled by lions and very nearly killed, down on the Kalovoto River in Ithumba on the 1st of February 2018.
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