Current Age
20 years old
Gender
Female
Rescued date
27 February 2001
Rescue Location
Uganda, Queen Elizabeth Park
Date of Birth (approximate)
1 January 2001
Reason Orphaned
Man-made cause for separation
Age at Rescue
1 month old (approx)
Current Location
Living Wild
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Mwitu is the first wild-born calf of Mweya, born in the height of the dry season. We first met Mwitu on 15th November, when Mweya and Edie - with her new calf Eco - travelled back to our Voi Reintegration Unit after the rains to share their new babies with their human family and the dependent Voi orphan herd. This photo is of Mwitu and Eco on morning of 18th November 2019.
Mweya and her group with the orphans
Mweya, Mwitu, Edie, Wild ele bull, Eco & Naipoki
Mbirikani, Mwitu and Mweya
Mweya
Mweya and Edie's herd at the stockades
Edie, Mweya & Nguvu with the orphan herd
Mweya leading the ex-orphans
Mwitu suckling Mweya