Your contribution matters
Your adoption directly supports the rescued animals in our care, helping us raise today’s orphans while ensuring they and their future families always have a protected wilderness to call home. Adoptions make wonderful gifts too!
Living Wild
Kithaka
Gender
Male
Age
13 years
Unit
Ithumba
Reason orphaned
Panic separation / stampede
Living Wild
Kilabasi
Gender
Female
Age
15 years
Unit
Ithumba
Reason orphaned
Poaching
Living Wild
Kainuk
Gender
Female
Age
14 years
Unit
Ithumba
Reason orphaned
Drought related
Living Wild
Naipoki
Gender
Female
Age
14 years
Unit
Voi
Reason orphaned
Trapped in a well
Living Wild
Ithumbah
Gender
Female
Age
16 years
Unit
Ithumba
Reason orphaned
Stuck in mud
We can help you choose!
With so many enchanting individuals in our care, it can be difficult to decide who to adopt. We recommend choosing a younger orphan, so you can be part of their journey from the very beginning. Click below, and we will offer some suggestions.
What's included in your adoption?
Personalised adoption certificate
Celebrate your adoption with a personalised certificate, ready for you or your lucky gift recipient to print and display!
Monthly updates
Each month, we send a detailed update about our Orphans’ Project direct to your email inbox, featuring photos, stories, and special highlights.
Exclusive content
From the latest Keepers’ Diaries to a downloadable image gallery and more, adopters have exclusive access to our content library.
Saving one life, paving the way for generations of elephants.
Every orphan we rescue is ultimately rewilded into the greater Tsavo Conservation Area, home to Kenya’s largest national park and its biggest population of elephants. Living as nature intended, they can start their own families, creating elephant dynasties in the process.
To date, we have met more than 76 calves born to orphaned elephants raised by our hand. These wild-born babies are the greatest testament to the success of our Orphans’ Project, proving how one life saved can lead to generations of elephants. Meet our extended elephant family.
Frequently Asked Questions
Raising an orphaned elephant or rhino is a costly and long-term commitment, requiring years of round-the-clock nurturing from our specialist team of Keepers. Each orphan has multiple adopters, and adoption funds support our Orphans’ Project and wider conservation programs, ensuring that every animal receives the same high standard of care. Please click below for answers to more frequently asked questions.