Name: Nicholas Date of Birth: 15 December 1993 Gender: Male Where Now: PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary Elephas Maximus For more information and Videos of Nicholas that you will love see them at: PAWS He was forced to ride a special elephant sized tricycle when he was very young (he was taken from his mama … Continue reading »
Name: Kauro Date of Birth: Thursday 2 January 2014 Gender: Male Where: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery Nairobi Kenya Africa Too Cute For Photos, and a video, see Kauro at: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphan’s Project If anything, since becoming an orphan on the day his mother was taken from him by poachers, … Continue reading »
Name: Lom Name in Thai: Umbrella Gender: Female Where Now: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary Location: near the village of Baan Tuek in Sukhothai, North Thailand For more Photos of Lom see them at: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary Lom / Umbrella Katherine Connor, founder of Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary has spoken of this sweet elephant as … Continue reading »
What does an orphaned baby elephant and a rescued baby giraffe have in common? Well, nothing and yet everything, as the two have been inseparable since they were housed next to each other as stable mates at an orphanage providing care for the two calves. It hasn’t been long since Loboito came into this world … Continue reading »
If you are not familiar with the works of British artist Hugo Guinness there is no greater cause for making his acquaintance than through the animated video he produced entitled “I Will Always Remember You”. In his homage to the plight of African elephants, produced exclusively for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the … Continue reading »
Sometimes there is no other joy like being an elephant and with Faa Mai, the “first born free” elephant at Elephant Nature Park who came into this world on 17 April 2009, there is no holding back. She finds happiness in so much around her, in fact, that she has come to be called “the … Continue reading »
She was the first baby elephant born at the Elephant Nature Park (ENP) sanctuary on 17 April 2009 from ENP parents, (Mae Bua Tong is her mother). This little one, Faa Mai (Pha Mai), her name meaning “A New Day,” was never exposed to the cruelty that many other elephants in Thailand experience even to … Continue reading »
Name: Jungle Boy Thai Name: Thong Suk Gender: Male Where Now: Elephant Nature Park in affiliation with Save Elephant Foundation Location: Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand Thong Suk For more Photos of Jungle Boy see them at: Elephant Nature Park The first glimpses Lek had of Jungle Boy was when she noticed the movements of … Continue reading »
Attacked and left for dead, after poachers found his tusks virtually non-existent, little Simotua was sighted by rescuers from The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust hanging to life from injuries to both his head and encircling his right front leg. (He was also found to be malnourished and dehydrated from his inability to walk any great … Continue reading »
Name: Godoma Date of Birth: 14 February 2015 Gender: Female Where now: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery Nairobi Kenya Africa Godoma: Too Cute For Photos see them at: DSWT This baby girl was named Godoma for the valley near to where she was found in the early hours of 14 August 2015. It was … Continue reading »