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David Sheldrick Wildlife trust
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is located on a plot inside Nairobi National Park k. David Sheldrick Wildlife
Trust is a non-profit organization established in 1977 in honor of the late David
Sheldrick. David was the founder warden of
Tsavo National park . David and his
Kenya born wife Daphne pioneered techniques of raising orphaned animals
mainly and re-introducing them back to the wild.
Sheldrick animal orphanage is the first to successfully hand rear infant elephants
and return them to the elephant community in the National Parks when grown. For
28 years, Daphne Sheldrick struggled to perfect the complex animal husbandry and
milk formula for the infant elephants.
Orphaned by poachers and natural causes, infant elephants face certain death and
can only survive the trauma if adopted and nurtured until they can be independent.
The orphaned animals at Sheldrick animal orphanage are give 24
hours care by their keepers who became their replacement family. Sheldrick Wildlife
Trust works in close ties with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in various projects.
The trust has a mobile veterinary unit that serves Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks. The unit also covers
Amboseli National Park
, Shimba hill National Park and
Chyulu Hills . The trust also operates de-snaring teams in the expansive
Tsavo National Park. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has also been involved in massive
re-location of elephants between major National Parks. Sheldrick Animal orphanage
is located just a few minutes from
Nairobi and it's a heartwarming experience that should not be missed. It
is open for visitors strictly between 11 am and 12noon when the orphans are enjoying
their habitual mad bath. Entry is free.
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