Now living wild, though he continues to visit us regularly
Current age
9 years old
Gender
Male
Rescued date
2 July 2016
Rescue location
Tsavo Ecosystem, Rombo Group Ranch
Date of birth (estimate)
15 October 2015
Reason orphaned
Suspected poaching
Age at rescue
8 months old (approx)
Current location
Ithumba Reintegration Unit
He was well under a year old, and had actually been sighted by community members for three days prior to being retrieved, so was in a very emaciated state. Given his weakness he was easily overpowered and captured, and lifted into the back of a Land cruiser to be driven to the Amboseli National park airstrip, a journey which took approximately 1½ hours, where the SWT rescue team from Nairobi were by now already in situ.
Once at the airstrip the Nursery Keepers were able to give this thirsty little boy some much need re-hydration, along with milk, before preparing him for the flight by placing him recumbent on a comfortable mattress, which lay on top of the canvas rescue stretcher. Given his dehydrated state, he was immediately placed on IV fluids for the duration of the flight which, from Amboseli to Nairobi lasted about forty five minutes, so it was not too long before he was safely at the Nairobi Nursery where we estimated him to be approximately between 8 and 9 months old.
He was well under a year old, and had actually been sighted by community members for three days prior to being retrieved, so was in a very emaciated state. Given his weakness he was easily overpowered and captured, and lifted into the back of a Land cruiser to be driven to the Amboseli National park airstrip, a journey which took approximately 1½ hours, where the SWT rescue team from Nairobi were by now already in situ.
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