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Throwback to Tytan's first 24 hours. After his mother fell off a cliff, the seven-month-old made it to her body, then disappeared. Rangers, aircraft and drones searched. He was wild-eyed and wary – until scratches won him over and he leaned in. Hands up – which rescue stories have stayed with you?
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Hands up anyone who's a grandparent? So are we. To 92 elephant calves. We've pioneered the rescue and reintegration of orphaned elephants – so successfully, they've been fully accepted by wild herds. Since the door home is always left open, we get to witness playtimes like this all the time.
Early this week, ex-orphan Melia returned to introduce a brand new baby girl to Head Keeper Benjamin and the rest of the Ithumba team. Moon, as we've named her, is Melia's second baby. She is a lovely little elephant, bold and brimming with character. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/calves
Tourists reported Wangalla alone — a tiny baby in a big wilderness, crying for her mum, seeking shelter among a herd of zebra. Today she has Misheck. When dusk falls, he prepares her freshly-cut branches while she paddles around. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/wangalla
After a month in the wild, Mbegu stopped by Voi and headed straight for her favourite scratching spot. An orphan of human–wildlife conflict, she now roams wild – returning on her own terms. sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/mbegu
When Kerrio, Latika and Kamili graduated to Umani Springs in December 2025, Muridjo walked a deliberate round of the compound – stopping at each stable and stockade in turn. Then we watched as she quietly established herself as the new leader of the herd. It's been a journey to get here...
Leading today is Mageno – dependable, kind to all, everyone's favourite big brother. Somewhere in that line: Toto, Natibu and Mwinzi. Days into life at Ithumba. Already walking like they'd always been there. Meet the Ithumba herd: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans
Natibu and Mwinzi are heading out into Kaluku for their morning walk. 5,000 acres bordering Tsavo East. Things to investigate, things to eat, things to attempt to climb. A very good place to grow up. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/r/kaluku-herd
Ex-orphan Ziwa, who has been living wild for many years now, popped by to visit our Umani herd. The 14-year-old bull has real gravitas, but Lenny and Sulwe were unfazed. The little babies toddled over to join him in the mud and tried their very best to impress, before beating a hasty exit.
Family reunion, elephant style. Three ex-orphans came home to our Voi stockades in January, each with a wild-born calf alongside her. Edie. Mweya. Arruba. All rescued from Tsavo years ago, all now mothers in the wild. But like kids who've flown the nest, they still pop round to raid the fridge.
An elephant-sized pacifier for one of our tiniest babies. Much like human infants, baby elephants derive comfort from suckling – the orphans love to mouth their Keepers' fingers. When hands are full, a bottle teat steps in. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/fieldno...
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I am so tired. I am tired of a government which claims to be progressive enacting the most hostile and dehumanising policies against minorities we have seen in decades. I am tired of its supporters trying to deflect from the harm Labour is causing. I am tired of all this bullshit inhumanity. 2/
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