Wild-Born Babies

Elephants and black rhinos born to orphans we have rescued, raised, and rewilded.

Over the years, orphaned elephants and rhinos hand reared through our Orphans’ Project and living back in the wild have gone on to have their own wild-born young, showing the difference rescuing just one orphan can have for the whole species.

To date, we know of 67 wild-born elephant calves because their mothers, orphans living back in the wild, have chosen to share their new bundles of joy with us by returning to our Reintegration Units sometime after the birth. However, we are certain there are many more wild-born babies, fathered by male orphans living back in the wild who have mated with female wild elephants. There are also two wild-born rhino calves, in the shape of Sultan and his younger sister Savannah, both born to wild-living orphan Solio who assimilated into Nairobi National Park's black rhino population.

Wild born babies

Lenny

Male

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Date of birth:

4 December 2024

Mother:

Lima Lima

Mwangaza

Female

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Date of birth:

26 October 2024

Mother:

Mweya

Moe

Male

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Date of birth:

26 October 2024

Mother:

Mulika

Miale

Female

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Date of birth:

16 October 2024

Mother:

Mudanda

Sid

Male

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Date of birth:

26 September 2024

Mother:

Sidai

Chapa

Male

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Date of birth:

24 September 2024

Mother:

Chaimu

Lisha

Female

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Date of birth:

10 April 2024

Mother:

Loijuk

Gala

Female

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Date of birth:

20 March 2024

Mother:

Galana

Charli

Male

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Date of birth:

24 November 2023

Mother:

Chyulu

Ola

Female

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Date of birth:

20 November 2023

Mother:

Olare

Tembo

Male

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Date of birth:

24 October 2023

Mother:

Tumaren

Mwana

Female

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Date of birth:

12 March 2023

Mother:

Murera

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