Rescue of Orphaned Elephant Epiya | Sheldrick Trust

On 27th October 2022, the SWT/KWS Tsavo Mobile Vet Unit received reports of an ailing female elephant in the Sobo area of Tsavo East. They arrived to a grim scene: The female had wasted away and was too weak to stand. Further compounding the tragic situation, she was accompanied by her young daughter. Based on the calf’s poor condition, her mother had long since stopped being able to produce milk, which is another symptom of emaciation.

A rescue was mounted to save the calf - read the full story at: https://www.sheldrickwildlifet....rust.org/orphans/epi

Established in 1977, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) operates the world’s most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program, rescuing and hand-rearing orphaned elephants and other animals that have lost their mothers, all too often as a result of human activity. But we do much more than this. Through our Aerial, Anti-Poaching and Mobile Veterinary Units, we safeguard the natural environment and provide immediate assistance to wild animals in need. We also secure irreplaceable wilderness areas so that animals will always have space to roam and work with local partners and communities to ensure people and wildlife can live alongside one another.

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