Rescue of Orphaned Elephant Rafiki | Sheldrick Trust

Rafiki means ‘friend’ in Swahili. This is the story of a calf who asked to be rescued, knowing he needed a friend if he was to survive.

On the morning of 4th July 2022, guests at Ashnil Samburu Camp awoke to a concerning sight: Emerging for breakfast, they were greeted by a lone baby elephant standing just outside their tent! Hoping his mother was nearby, staff left him alone. Several hours passed, however, and the calf continued to stand vigil outside the camp, plaintively staring at anyone who passed by.

It was later confirmed that the calf’s mother had been killed — yet another victim of human-wildlife conflict fuelled by the drought.

Read the full story of Rafiki's rescue at https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/rafiki

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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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