Naboishu, orphaned elephant rescued by Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, being welcomed by other orphaned elephants.

This month, I added a painting which was inspired by the image at min 3:27 in this rescue video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C643c4p8_HU.

In my November blog, I’ll share more inspiring information from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust:

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) is the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world and one of the pioneering conservation organizations for wildlife and habitat protection in East Africa. At the heart of their many conservation activities is ‘The Orphans’ Project’. This project offers hope for the future of Kenya’s threatened elephant and rhino population as they struggle against the threat of poaching for their ivory and horn, the loss of their natural habitat due to encroaching human population, conflict, deforestation, and drought.
The ivory trade kills an estimated 36,000 elephants a year. This number does not illustrate the irreversible damage. These massacres leave behind innocent victims as well as wiping out breeding females and males, leaving the elephant population in crisis.
To date, the DSWT has successfully raised by hand over 160 infant elephants and has accomplished its long-term conservation priority by reintegrating the orphans back into the wild.