Orphaned baby elephant Naboishu is rescued | Sheldrick Trust

On the 27th March the SWT/KWS Mara Mobile Veterinary Unit was called to perform a post-mortem on an elephant female known as ‘Namunyak' who was found dead mysteriously that morning in the Masai Mara. She had been found lifeless, and her young calf was in the company of her herd who had moved a short distance away. Her baby was a milk-dependent calf of 18 months old, still too young to survive in the wild without his mother’s milk, so the herd was monitored but they remained high on a hill and the wet conditions hampered any rescue possibility. The following day, once the herd had descended from the hill, the baby was darted with a tranquiliser to calm him down enabling a straight forward rescue involving KWS, along with County and Conservancy rangers. This film tells the story of his rescue and you can read the full account on our website, where you can choose to adopt Naboishu and help support his care: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.or... 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. More Information about the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust can be found on the website ▶ https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/ Adopt an Orphan in Need ▶ https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.or... Facebook ▶   / sheldricktrust   Twitter ▶   / sheldricktrust   Instagram ▶   / sheldricktrust