Wendi shares her second wild born baby Wema | Sheldrick Trust

On Sunday 17th November 2019, we celebrated the ultimate sign of an orphan's successful reintegration journey when wild-living orphan Wendi strolled up to the Ithumba Reintegration Unit mud bath with a new born baby in tow! We have named this perfectly formed little girl Wema which means “goodness” in Swahili and, looking at Wendi’s angelic tiny baby, no name feels more fitting for her.

This momentous home-coming was quite the family affair for Wendi who is an orphan who never knew her own mother but, thanks to the SWT, she survived and thrived and eventually claimed back her birth right: a life in the wild and her own family!

Wendi was very eager to show off her tiny bundle of joy to her human herd, introducing precious little Wema to Ithumba Head Keeper Benjamin and the rest of her SWT family, parading her around and even permitting some of the dependent orphans to interact with her. Wendi’s first born calf Wiva was also in attendance, as was Wendi’s dear friend Naserian who has appointed herself as head-nanny!

Incredibly Wema’s birth isn’t the only wild born baby we met in recent days. Meet the other bundles of joy are by reading: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates/three-wild-born-babies

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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