Orphan elephants Tagwa and Tamiyoi move to Voi | Sheldrick Trust

Last July, our Nursery matriarch Tagwa graduated to our Voi Reintegration Unit. However, this move proved short-lived for soon after her arrival in Tsavo, one of her tusks began growing askew. This caused an infection and a massive toothache, and as poor Tagwa was losing condition by the day, we chose to return her to the Nursery so she could convalesce. After more than eight months of recuperation, she was finally feeling back to her usual self and clearly ready to (re)take her next step towards a life back in the wild. So, on Monday 11th May 2020 — almost four years to the day since she was rescued as a tiny calf — Tagwa again made the journey to Voi.

Learn more about these two girls and read the full story of their move at https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates/tagwa-tamiyoi-voi

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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