It’s called “Touching an Elephant”. And who wouldn’t find joy just being in the presence of these wonders of the animal kingdom? But it’s the second caption of their program placard that says it all: “another way of seeing” and for these students this is what “Touching an Elephant” is all about. They are normal teenagers who … Continue reading »
Name: Lempaute Date of Birth: Sunday 22 October 2006 Gender: Female Where now: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust at Voi with the Partially Independent Orphans This baby elephant is growing up! For more information and photos of Lempaute: Growing Up Ele : see them at DSWT & see Lempaute’s photo gallery She was “just two … Continue reading »
If you have ever seen the film Water For Elephants starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon you may have been appalled by the story line of an elephant named Rosie (played by Tai, the real-life elephant) who was subjected to beatings by her trainer when she fails to respond to his commands. This is when … Continue reading »
It is always more pleasing to give than to receive and there can be none more deserving of such gift than our orphaned baby elephants. Just ask the staff and crew members of a major airline who regularly volunteer to take part in each compassionate flight. For British Airways, providing warm blankets (comfort) and the transport of nourishment (special milk flown … Continue reading »
She was so fragile they didn’t know she would even make it through the night, let alone bring another kind of joy into their lives at later date… This video is so beautifully produced and sweetly told Elephant Spoken Here will now defer to Dame Daphne Sheldrick and one of the selfless DSWT keepers / … Continue reading »
They call it phajaan or elephant crushing. It must be done, the humans say. The goal is to break the spirit of the elephant. After all there can only be one boss and it certainly isn’t the elephant. Their wishes or natural inclinations are insignificant. So they take our elephants and put them in a … Continue reading »
The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has launched a campaign to Save Bull Elephants. By donating to their cause, “Bucks For Bulls,” you can help rescue bull elephants like Nicholas or Prince who now have a peaceful life and can live like elephants, as they should. “The “Bucks For Bulls” premise is simple. Every friend of … Continue reading »
The goal was to raise $1.5 million dollars “to go towards securing a series of pioneering elephant corridors in Asia” and to be used among other “Elephant Family projects”. What are elephant Corridors? They are a “modern day conservation + humanitarian solution that works”. They allow elephants the space they need to roam from … 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 »
Poachers Beware. With The Terminator, aka Hollywood actor Arnold @Schwarzenegger, taking a stand for African elephants there is nothing stopping us now in our global fight to protect our elephants. In his new video, released “on behalf of The Wildlife Conservation Society“, reports Charlotte Krol and AP for The Telegraph, the Former Governor of California is … Continue reading »