Has fully embraced his wild life in Tsavo East National Park
Current age
25 years old
Gender
Male
Rescued date
17 July 2002
Rescue location
Laikipia, Sosian Ranch
Date of birth (estimate)
1 February 2000
Reason orphaned
Poaching
Age at rescue
2 years old (approx)
Current location
Living Wild
This meant that they only arrived back here at 8.00pm in the evening, having embarked on this rescue mission at 2.00pm in the afternoon.
Had all lines of communication around this rescue been clearer we would have prepared to take Sosian directly to join the older orphans in Tsavo. However, given the delays encountered once the plane arrived in Rumuruti, time no longer permitted the lengthy flight down there, so a decision was made to bring the larger than expected orphaned calf directly to the Nairobi nursery. It was probably the appropriate place for him to be for the first couple of weeks so that we could monitor him closely, tame him down, and make sure he was in perfect health before joining the others his age in Tsavo.
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