Community Chat

[songbird]

An example of the unique success of Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is an elephant named Mutara.  She was rescued very early in her life.  With her umbilical cord still attached. They believe her mother was a poaching victim.  She is now back in the wild, leading her own herd.

This is her now

[HerRoyaLioness]

That organization is amazing and the stories are so touching as they go on their journey to be able to safely go back into the (protected) wild again. 
Those animals get such good care and are never rushed in their development, taking years to mature and want to go into the wild. And the dynamics between them are so interesting and dare I say humorous at times. 😁🦣

[Duckncover]

Elephants are fascinating animals to me. So happy to hear a success story for Mutara!

[sceniccoast]

@songbird 

Thank you for posting this.  Boy, she was absolutely adorable!  I'm so glad she's living in her natural surroundings among her friends.  D*mn poachers!

Seeing both her before & after photos makes my heart happy.

[songbird]

It helps a lot that the Government of Kenya is cooperative with the Trust.  Kenya is one of the few fully Democratic countries in Africa and one of the few that is not corrupt.  Because elephants wonder tremendous miles, the neighbors of Kenya have allowed a cooperation on the borders in care of the elephants. Kenya is also active in the environment of it's woodlands, in addition to wildlife. Wildlife protection is taught in it's public schools.