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Dame Daphne Marjorie Sheldrick, DBE (née Jenkins; 4 June 1934 – 12 April 2018) was a Kenyan of British descent, author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry, particularly the raising and reintegrating of orphaned elephants into the wild for over 30 years. [1] She was the founder of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) [1] operates an orphaned elephant rescue and wildlife rehabilitation program in Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 1977 by Dame Daphne Sheldrick to honour her late husband, David.
After Sheldrick's untimely death from a heart attack in 1977, aged 57, his widow, Daphne Sheldrick (Dame Daphne Sheldrick), established the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (now known as the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust) in his memory. Among other activities the trust runs a Nursery for orphaned elephants and other animals in Nairobi National Park. [2]
Chaimu the elephant never forgets a friend. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT), an animal welfare organization that rescues and rehabilitates orphaned elephants, saved Chaimu in 2009. According to ...
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya is no stranger to caring for tiny newborn animals. The organization actually specializes in sheltering and raising orphaned wildlife from elephants to rhinos.
Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary (MES) is a community-owned conservation area with a size of 40 km², originally designed for elephants and Encephalartos cycads in Kwale County, Kenya. The area is part of an old elephant migratory route between the southern coast and the Tsavo National Parks .
The elephant herd in southeastern Kenya is primarily composed of rescued and formerly-orphaned elephants, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust said in a news release. One of these female elephants, Melia ...
Born to Be Wild is a 2011 American nature documentary short film about orphaned orangutans and elephants. [2] It was directed by David Lickley, and written and produced by Drew Fellman. It was distributed in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Pictures. The film was released April 8, 2011, and is narrated by Morgan Freeman.