An Orphaned Elephant's Journey | Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Our orphan herd is bigger than ever before. As we look upon our growing family, we can’t help but think about all that the future holds. When an orphaned elephant is rescued, thus begins the journey of a lifetime. Rescuing orphaned elephants is not the work of a few years, but a long-term investment. The time they spend in our care, while formative, is but a brief chapter in a life that spans well over half a century.
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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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[@cylack]

Happy World Elephant Day to all the ellie lovers out there! 🐘🐘❤

[@lisaching9427]

To the SWT Team and everybody, Happy Elephant Day 2023! Again, Team SWT, thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@richardjohnson5529]

Elephants and all wildlife are a gift we as Humans Must cherish by adopting donating and fighting climate change, we all need to do so much more, I hope we can do it for all our sakes.

[@yonettemoorgan391]

We don't seem to cherish them much as evidenced by continuing poaching and orphaned elephants 😢😢😢

[@cacatr4495]

@@yonettemoorgan391 Some of us cherish elephants and all Wildlife!

[@christinemomy8018]

I agree with all you said except climate change. No such thing. Can I sell you the Brooklyn Bridge? 😂😂😂

[@DebbieC96]

@@christinemomy8018 Wow, with all extreme weather conditions around the world. The damage we humans have done. It is very real! Only GOD reverse the damage now!

[@DebbieC96]

@@christinemomy8018 God has said it hundreds of years ago He recorded in His inspired book the Bible, “ mankind, has ruined the earth, because they do not listen…” so you are following long tradition of men and women of not believing or listening. Just let us all pretend nothing is happening, it just bad weather that is getting worse each year. Yep

[@rezamahmudulhassan5316]

I wish i could work here for the rest of my life

[@peabody634]

There!

[@rezamahmudulhassan5316]

​@@peabody634whatever man.....i ain't gonna have any chance to meet those lovely elephants 😢 I wish i could have !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dopeyhappey4160]

Me too🎉😅😂

[@marialperez1773]

The elephant's in Sheldrick's care are respectful, gentle, and kind. God bless you all!

[@clarahalfin399]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! How Magical is Our Mother Earth...Every "Particle" Alive!!!!! How did we Lose Sight of this...?!?!?

[@melaniekotze9081]

Beautiful video. Thank you for helping and sharing this video

[@all4love58]

The elephant carers are all amazing people - gratitude forever to these amazing men and all at SWT 💕 ❤🐘🐘❤🐘🐘❤

[@sharonj.2865]

The world and all it's creatures are so precious. I wish there was a way to make all humans see how we must treasure all that has been given to us. Thank you for helping the elephants. They are beautiful beyond words.

[@dojam123]

I'm humbled to recognize the outstanding dedication of the keepers in creating such a successful story for the little orphans. Hats off to them.

[@shannondominguez9725]

Happy World Elephant Day!! Thank you SWT for being the voices these incredible gentle giants need & deserve thank you for fighting for them for not giving up even in the most dire cases (Murera comes to mind)& thank you for being a place of 2nd chances and hope all things we need more of in this crazy world. Elephants are such beautiful magical beings and I don’t ever want to see a world without them bc of you and so many more amazing committed people there’s always hope for such an incredible species our ecosystem engineers.🐘🐘💚💚

[@paulearl56]

God Bless DSWT staff and family members who have been the Guardian Angels to our elephants.....❤

[@oviegosal903]

Happy World Elephant Day..💚🐘🫶🏼

[@janajacoby3391]

Elephants are such precious animals and there is nothing cuter than an elephant baby 🥰🐘🥰 Thank you so much for helping them!

[@suegermaine5730]

What a stunning film and perfect song. Thank you for all your hard work and seeing the interaction between keeper and Elephants is magical. I have adopted 4 of these magnificent animals and will continue to do so. Happy World Elephant Day which I think should be every day. 🐘🐘🐘🐘❤

[@littleprincess1987]

Amazing work 🙏 l admire the keepers, the pilots, the vets ❤️ each and every single one of you. Lots of love from one of the many foster parents of Doldol 🥰

[@jeps1973]

This got me so emotional. Thank you for the LIVE on FB today. Next year maybe do different LIVE videos throughout the day from all the Sheldrick sites if you can. Love everything you do. Happy World Elephant Day.

[@user-wr5cn6kw7j]

Thank you for your effort in helping these orphan elephants❤❤

[@fadedrose9]

I am a contributor to SWT, and am so grateful to the staff & owners for the immense care and attention they give to not only the prescious, and my favorite - elephants - but all wildlife: Rino's, Giraffes, Lions, and many injured or abandoned wild animals. Thanks to Angela Sheldrick & her husband. Their dedication and care for these animals just warms my heart to see. They know the stories of all these beautiful creatures. It's just amazing.

[@surfer143]

Just beautiful ❤️🦣🐘

[@PoisonIvy363]

What a beautiful creatures! Thanks Sheldrick WT and the keepers, God bless you all! ❤🐘🦏🦒

[@mzhunter8691]

Beautiful video! Thank you

[@dopeyhappey4160]

Thank you people of Kenya for giving care to voiceless animals. Much love from India🌼🌺🙏

[@shirleytwsw]

Most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen being treated with this much love how could they ever want to return to the wild? Even baboon and others are welcome in this place these great men have and will dedicate their lives to this !❤️😊❤️

[@voiciray]

Life only makes sense in the light of Love. Thank you for all that you do every day. Proud to be a supporter.❤️🐘❤️

[@user-vk4jo9kv9s]

祝世界大象日所有動物及象群及照顧人員平安健康，辛苦了，謝謝你們的付出，也祈禱天神讓土地水資源無憂草原茂盛！

[@beth3471]

Blessings to you all ❤🙏🏼

[@thomasbrigaitis]

Its a joy to watch the orphans and how they love their keepers. You watch over them, make sure they get enough milk, provide tender grass for the littlest ones & it shows how much you love each one even if you do have a favorite one. You know their personalities & how to integrate each one into the herds. Ya'll are a blessing & i know many people would agree that it's wonderful that ya'll work at Sheldrick.

[@bluediamond1368]

Thank you SWT..🙏

[@SkeensFamilyUSA]

Wow, this video made me smile, cry, sad and happy, all at the same time ❤ Thank you 🙏 to all the carers who work to care for these babies.

[@shirleytwsw]

Why sadness please share this ?

[@katewalsh2408]

@SkeensFamilyUSA, me too.

[@cacatr4495]

@@shirleytwsw Perhaps because the elephant babes have had to be rescued in the first place due to human abuses.

[@freespeechforall1069]

Thank you all for the work you do.

[@InnerHealingHub0409]

Happy to be part of this story❤️🐘🦏❤

[@conceicaofortunato373]

Buenos dias Bello trabajo.

[@judys5638]

Beautiful!! Thank you all and God bless you♥️🇨🇦

[@liyaxsimoneacademy2736]

Incredible video, fills my heart with joy! ❤

[@MB-bz4jh]

What a wonderful job, keep ahead for ever! 🙏🙏👏👏👏👏

[@kristenfalkenburger2693]

Happy World Elephant Day! ❤️🐘

[@Sidneysjael]

My goal in the next life is to have the honor of being a keeper. Dame Sheldrick was such a gift to the world in so many ways.

[@monicaenriquez8643]

Absolutely mesmerizing! What a magnificent song! Love and blessings to SWT!

[@lunamoom1984]

que haya más huérfanos, no es bueno. Eso significa, que mueren más mamás. Que hay más cazadores furtivos. Y que nadie hace nada por evitarlo. Os mando un abrazo desde España. Hacéis un trabajo increíble con esos animales tan maravillosos. Los elefantes

[@Valvids1963]

Beautiful video! Thank you, SWT, and all the caretakers for all you do for these wonderful majestic beings. Happy World Elephant Day! ❤ 🐘

[@joanneschoenke8135]

So very precious these gentle giants are ❤❤

[@yonettemoorgan391]

Wonderful rescues. I'm however bothered by the fact that these babies need to be rescued on a daily basis. When will the world wake up & take notice?????😢😢😢

[@indeovertuin]

Beautiful and emotional video. Thanks.

[@mirjamkalinkin5938]

Amazing and beautiful!

[@mrBoomboom1]

Such hearts of gold!! It's so true and without expectations! It's so clear their love is so pure the way these beautiful beasts love these men back is absolutely amazing and once in a lifetime ❤️ thank you so much for the people you are and the lessons we could all learn from such acts of kindness ❤️ ♥️ God bless you all

[@carriemitch1]

Simply beautiful. ❤️

[@sangeetawesley6683]

Thank you for the amazing rescue and for being a parent to the baby elephant Every child human or not needs a mom❤😊

[@pattimiller9157]

Do those care takers realize how special they are you see the love in those babies eyes for the care they receive makes me cry ..you are God's blessing 💗🙏 Humanity thanks you 😭💗🙏

[@user-mo8dh3zg9g]

Gorgeous video. Such dedication, full of love, trust and mutual respect. How could you not love these majestic animals! ❤️🐘

[@thataprilglow]

Thank you for all the work you do. I will always continue to support. You've done amazing work with my babies Sagatesia, Kamili, Tingai, Rokka, and of course the hundreds of others that have been blessed to be in your care. Thank you for treating wildlife and your massive reforestation projects. All outstanding work! 🙏🏽🤍🐘

[@user-hz8wn7xb5x]

당신들은 진정한 천사입니다! 감사합니다😍💗🤍💗🤍

[@lynnjacobs6175]

Love...thank you.

[@MrSullismom]

So wonderful to see, if only a video.

[@user-df5he9wt1n]

thanks to all of you. God bless you. I visited Sheldrick trust some years ago. It's such a heartwarming place. Looking forward to come back one day ...

[@unspokenbond]

Such a lovely video. Thank you for sharing their journeys. 👍

[@user-ml4lg5kg9h]

ура! новый ролик на Ютубе, давн оне было, вы прекрасные добрые люди! вы делаете Великое добро! вы просто Ангелы! на таких людях будет держаться мир. Доброта и добро. Мира Вам и процветания! Здоровья, Сил!

[@Buba417]

Wonderful film! Such beautiful images, so well done. Nevertheless, I can’t stop being sad watching so many orphans. It’s heartbreaking. Thank you so much for your work.

[@WildlifeMaryAnne]

I am proud to support The Sheldriks Wildlife Trust..A Truly Amazing Elephant, Rhino, Orphanage, that has been a success story...Hope to see you in the nr future!! 🥰💖🤗

[@katbow5922]

A combination of music, the gentleness of the care givers❤, the awesomeness of elephants.....this video is very spiritual to me. Thank you to all who rescue everywhere, you are amazingly good human beings 🕊️.

[@ncbabe21]

Love you guys at SWT... Thank you for All you do for the Elephant's

[@Cechil55]

Yes. I will.

[@jaya1755]

❤❤❤❤❤🙏

[@ritaturner9906]

With the trust they have for the keepers and the bond, do you think they would trust other humans? Would they know they are in danger around poachers? For the keepers, dream of lifetime. So rewarding. Best life ever

[@gabriellamcmahan8028]

You have touched my heart today! Thank you for the amazing video. Thank you for your loving care of these precious creatures.

[@fatmamenidjel6427]

GUYS ST I LOVE YOU, THANK YOU, BE BLESS💓🙏🏼 !!!

[@gloriamariasuarezpinto6803]

Todas las Glorias al Señor GANESHA 🙏🐘 . Gracias Señores cuidadores por cuidar y rescatar ésta hermosa Criaturita tierna de elefante 🐘 para presentarlo a toda la manada de elefantes huérfanos Gracias por alimentarlos ellos tendrán presente en su Memoria todo los bonitos momentos en sus vidas DIOS los cuide acompañe y proteja siempre a todos Criaturas y Señores rescatistas cuidadores 🙏🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼+ 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘+cuidar sus ojitos es importante para los elefantes 🐘 Gracias Organización Sheldrick Trust

[@meenaiyer5856]

Love Elephants Thanks for taking care May always Prabhu bless you

[@janicesanchez8257]

Elephants are such majestic animals!

[@smile-tweetybird1151]

What a beautiful video!!!!!! You keepers are doing a fantastic great job!! I thank God for you and bless you in all you do to help these innocent babies!!!! Thank you!!!! the video is great🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘❤❤❤❤

[@bored833]

amazing!❤🧡💛💚

[@brigitkarlsen4294]

You guys are my heroes ...!!!! Much love to all ...💕

[@rennierad]

Amazing ❤💕

[@miriamdelcarmenquiroga3778]

Bravo por los cuidadores !!!!!! Felicitaciones por el amor en tan hermoso y sacrificado trabajo !!!❤

[@brigitkarlsen4294]

Sheldrick is proud of you ....,,!!’💕

[@evonwilliams7502]

Just so beautiful and the babies are just way to cute thank you for helping them God bless all of you 😊😅🎉😂

[@adridave1]

I watch this every week now. It's inspiring ❤ I've also watched the history of all those who made it to adulthood with their own babies. It's filled with joy and heartbreak but we have to focus on the miracles and honor the memory of those who had to leave us ❤

[@stacykuster9409]

Their is so much cruelty to the elephants. It is so nice and refreshing to see all you do for the elephants and other animals. THANKYOU ❤

[@beckymullen9096]

I love Elephants, i love watching videos of them & watching movies of them too.❤️🤓🥰

[@joycerutland9081]

I would enjoy taking care of these beautiful creatures. 😍

[@pattimiller9157]

God bless the care takers 🙏💗💗💗💗

[@okmjtmm]

Thank you and God bless you for all that you do!!!!!

[@candyrushascendedphoenix8]

What a beautiful video ..Sweet earth angels ❤🥰🙏👍

[@stuffy1233]

Beautiful - thank you for all your dedication and commitment!

[@laurierice7687]

Bless your hearts for your love and care❤❤❤

[@deborahearnshaw439]

Beautiful video and song. Much love to you all from afar, for the incredible work you do. ❤️

[@mukherjeepoulami91]

I love to see animals happy. God bless you hero. ❤❤

[@jeanettejacobs7636]

God bless all of you

[@katekenney290]

Beautiful. Thank you for everything you do.

[@janetincyprus5432]

I want to be there with the ellies. ❤❤

[@mariaestervieira7141]

Awnnnnn!!! Que lindo esse vídeo!!!!🥲🥲

[@ThePedrolina]

😘😘😘

[@vaartstudio]

Vaarti n natibu are my little eles. I love each n everyone. If I were a million air......

[@jeanettejacobs7636]

God will bless all you wonderful people😅

[@patriciawilson2013]

Here are many creatures great and small who in the end become family one to the other. ❤❤❤

[@argaen21]

Love you guys! Great work and god bless you!

[@luluasswipe5273]

Oh my Goodness I would kill to be one of those keepers.... I wish I were younger Damm it.....there love for those 🐘 Is so majestic, beautiful..... Wow that was beautiful !!

[@veronicahenge1164]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@clotildetrofa8922]

♥️🐘♥️🐘♥️🐘♥️🐘♥️

[@mohancm4301]

மிகவும் சிறப்பாக உள்ளது.நன்றிகள் பல