King Charles III and Queen Camilla recently completed a four day state visit to Kenya, the King’s first tour to a Commonwealth Country as Monarch. The highlight of their trip undoubtedly was the afternoon they spent at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) (5) Nursery in Nairobi surrounded by orphaned elephants, and one little blue-blanketed baby … Continue reading »
With each and every wildlife rescue hopes are high for a happy ending for the animals in terms of their successful release back into the wild. Such was the case when a little elephant, soon to be named Wass*, was loaded aboard a small plane with two tiny ostrich chicks who became Pea and Pod, … Continue reading »
Observe a herd of elephants gathering at the river on a lazy afternoon in Africa. Some meander along the riverbank, while others kick up dust in an effort to stay cool on this particular day. Are those wildebeest peacefully co-existing amongst their elephant friends? Enjoy the instrumental music and reflect upon the beauty of the … Continue reading »
With elephant populations dwindling worldwide this World Elephant Day’s message of ‘bringing the world together to help elephants’ (1) is especially important. Finding solutions to the biggest threats driving our wild elephants to extinction, human-elephant conflict and the illegal ivory trade leading to the poaching of our elephants, is what is desperately needed now. … Continue reading »
HERD (Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation & Development) South Africa is hosting its 2nd Annual TRAILS FOR TRUNKS event to coincide with the 2023 World Elephant Day Weekend. This will include a live event in South Africa and a VIRTUAL EVENT WORLDWIDE. And there is still time (deadline is 12 August 2023) to adopt a HERD elephant … Continue reading »
Name: Jabulani Meaning of Name: ‘Happiness or Rejoice in Zulu language’ (1) Born: 1997 Gender: Male (Bull Elephant) Age When Rescued: four months old (1) Elephant’s Home: HERD (Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development, South Africa) Location: ‘in the Kapama Private Game Reserve in South Africa’ (5) For more information on this Sweet … Continue reading »
What Makes This Sweet Elephant Unique: Doldol’s nickname is little ‘Beetle’ and it suits her to perfection. What with her “adorable protuberant eyes and perfectly round ears (heart shaped (6)) that are constantly flapping like wings”. ) She is always “buzzing around with great purpose, always busy and investigating”. Doldol is a force to be … Continue reading »
Name: DOLDOL Name Origin/Meaning: Doldol, named for the community of Dol Dol in Laikipia, the location tiny elephant was found Date of Birth: approx. 19 November 2021, a Friday* *SWT orphaned elephants are assigned approximate birth dates as there is no way of knowing the actual day they were born. Age When Rescued: zero … Continue reading »
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary Rocks! Just loved their laid-back approach to their #RetetiRun inaugural event. Sign-up was easy and communication with Reteti Elephant Sanctuary was effortless as well. Received the #RetetiRun race bibs and certificates of participation pronto, via email as promised. Old and young alike were invited to take part in the walk/run and did! … Continue reading »
There is still time to take part in the #RetetiRun and to show your support for our elephants. The #RetetiRun runs through Sunday 11 June 2023. Assemble your herd (team!) and join in the fun. You will feel so good inside. You don’t have to go far. It’s your spirit that counts. Team Elephant Spoken … Continue reading »