Now living wild, though he continues to visit us regularly
Current age
9 years old
Gender
Male
Rescued date
23 March 2017
Rescue location
Tsavo Ecosystem, Rombo Group Ranch
Date of birth (estimate)
1 January 2016
Reason orphaned
Unknown
Age at rescue
14 months old (approx)
Current location
Living Wild
After three days the decision was made to contact the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to come to his rescue. Aerial support from the SWT Airwing was called in to help find the calf that morning, and thankfully early in the morning of the 23rd March we found the calf. It did not take long to spot him from the air, as he was the only elephant for miles, and the ground teams were guided in by radio.
Being young the capture was straight forward as being weak he put up little resistance. He was driven by the Rombo Station Kenya Wildlife Service rangers to the closest airstrip in Ziwani, which is quite a lengthy drive in the back of a land cruiser.
After three days the decision was made to contact the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to come to his rescue. Aerial support from the SWT Airwing was called in to help find the calf that morning, and thankfully early in the morning of the 23rd March we found the calf. It did not take long to spot him from the air, as he was the only elephant for miles, and the ground teams were guided in by radio.
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