It’s a girl for Naserian! As is a time-honoured tradition among our ex-orphans, the proud mum returned ‘home’ this weekend to introduce her brand new daughter to the people who raised her. We rescued Naserian back in 2004. After growing up in our care, first at the Nursery and then at our Ithumba Reintegration Unit, she reclaimed her place in the wilds of northern Tsavo. This is Naserian’s second baby, following in the footsteps of big sister Njema, who was born almost exactly four years ago. Mo

Ending the day with a friend by your side — exactly the way life should be. — Little Kipekee, our newest rescue, is surrounded and supported sunup to sundown. Today, Nyambeni is her lucky chaperone! This scene is all the more poignant considering Kipekee’s beginnings: Rescued in June, this tiny orphan lost her mother to human-wildlife conflict and then spent many frightening days struggling to survive on her own. She arrived at the Nursery in very rough shape, and it has taken round-the-clock ca

Baby elephants are a lot like dominos — one falls down, they all tumble down! (This is — you guessed it — our Umani kindergarten class: Lenny, Sulwe, and Zigi, while nanny Kiasa tries to maintain some order) — These babies are ‘grandchildren’ of our Orphans’ Project: Their mothers were orphaned when they were just babies themselves and raised in our care. Now, they are all grown up and nurturing their own families in the wild. Meet the 79 known ‘grandchildren’ born to our Orphans’ Project: sheld

HEARTWARMING RESCUE: HELICOPTER TEAM OF DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST RESCUES A BABY ELEPHANT FROM A WATERING HOLE AND REUNITES IT WITH ITS MOTHER ! A rescue team from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust burst onto the scene and sprint over to the stricken youngster. They jump into the watering hole and gently roll the elephant out of the pond and back onto its feet. The baby then trots over to be reunited with its mother. During the footage the baby reaches out with its tiny trunk to its mother

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