Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: Haven for Elephants & Rhinos
Pioneers in the rescue and hand-raising of orphaned baby elephants and rhinos, through to their reintegration to the wild when grown. Saving wild lives today and securing habitats for the future.
Nairobi Nursery Visiting - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) is world-renowned for its work rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned baby elephants and rhinos. The SWT Nursery, located in Nairobi National Park, is where an orphan's journey begins — a journey that will culminate, many years down the line, in their reintegration back into the wild.
Orphans / Adopt an Orphan - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
2010年9月10日 — Become a part of our foster family by adopting an orphan elephant, rhino or giraffe for yourself or as a gift for a loved one.
About the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: A Haven for Elephants and Rhinos
Born from one family’s passion for Kenya and its wilderness, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust was established 45 years ago and is best known for its Orphans' Project, the first and most successful elephant orphan rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.
Visiting Kenya - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
A forest paradise on the coast, providing sanctuary to sable antelope, elephants, and an array of birds. Reserve size: 300 square kilometres. Tucked on Kenya’s southern seaboard, Shimba Hills is one of the largest coastal forests in Africa. Important wildlife populations live amidst its rolling hills and leafy tree canopies.
SWT FAQs | Visiting SWT Orphanage - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Raising an infant elephant is an expensive and long-term commitment, especially during the first four milk dependent years. The commitment takes a team of trained care-givers who provide specialist care for the elephant until such time as it is ready to resume life in the wild.
Fundraise & Help SWT - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Purchase a tin of lifesaving milk formula for an infant elephant. $100. Fund a wildlife film show at a rural school to help educate and inspire children. $450. Fund the care of an orphan elephant for one week. $2,500. Average cost to rescue an orphaned elephant. Wish list
Nairobi Nursery - behind the scenes - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
2021年1月30日 — Baby elephants are very fragile and, in the wild, they sleep protectively cocooned by their herd. We replicate that experience through cozy, hay-lined quarters. Of course, they never sleep alone: A Keeper bunks up with each baby, providing company, care, and milk feedings throughout the night.
Adopt a rescued orphan - Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Adopt an orphan elephant or rhino and help us save endangered animals in Kenya. When you adopt an orphaned elephant or rhino for yourself or a loved one, you can help support animals that have lost their families and are now completely reliant on our human caregivers.
History of the SWT Elephant Orphans' Project - Sheldrick Wildlife …
Emily gave birth to her first calf named Eve in 2008, followed by a second wild-born baby called Emma who was, astonishingly, born in full view of the Keepers at the Voi Stockades. Meet the elephant orphans in our care