Monthly Diary Reports

(03.12.2004) The sky was dark with rain clouds. Lolokwe and Icholta enjoyed a wonderful game in the puddles, lying down in the water. Burra and Mpala tussled at the mudbath whilst Loisaba, Sosian, Icholta and Lolokwe just enjoyed themselves in the mud...._{[READ MORE...]}

On the 08.11.2004 led by Emily, the orphans charged 2 giraffes and some zebra who were drinking at the mudbath. Burra and Solango, who were left behind,..._{[READ MORE...]}

Mrs. Sheldrick came today (the 28.10.2004) and decided that Emily and Aitong should be left outside their respective Night Stockades..._{[READ MORE...]}

Thoma was better today (09.09.2004). At 11.22 a.m. Morani was playing in mud whilst Thoma, Solango and Seraa stood by, admiring his antics. After the mudbath, Burra ..._{[READ MORE...]}

Upon leaving the Stockade this morning (20.08.2004), Aitong took Sally and joined a wild group. However, the others refused to come, so the two returned,..._{[READ MORE...]}

It was noticed that Burra had a runny eye on 19.07.2004, so we called the Trust’s Mobile Veterinary Unit so that the Vet could bring the medication..._{[READ MORE...]}

Uaso joined the orphans at the noon mudbath. He tried to mount onto Aitong, but all the smaller elephants surrounded her and blocked him...._{[READ MORE...]}

Natumi, Mulika, Nasalot, Edie, Icholta and Ilingwezi are all firm friends and Natumi much loved by Emily and all the group..._{[READ MORE...]}

The day was cold, so the orphans enjoyed playing, testing their strengths in competition with one another. Burra took on Solango..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Periodic showers continued, which have kept the area around the Stockades green and growing, so the month has been devoted to feeding and fattening, gaining the weight they all lost during the long dry season of last year that unusually went on into January..._{[READ MORE...]}

We see little Morani fascinated by the antics of the termites, standing by the ant-mound, quietly watching them at work, and again, friendships become evident...._{[READ MORE...]}

At a wonderful noon mudbath, Loisaba and Tsavo became restless because they could not see Emily who was lying in the mud surrounded..._{[READ MORE...]}

“Mwatate” looked weak, although she continued to feed, kept company by Mweiga. Mrs. Sheldrick sent down injectible antibiotics on the night bus, which were administered. Mweya, Burra,..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Sosian is bold to stand up to Salama, who is much bigger, and this says a great deal for his confidence and courage, ..._{[READ MORE...]}

The orphans have enjoyed a lot of contact with wild herds this month, on the 3rd when they joined a herd of 7 wild elephants, and a wild cow took a shine to Morani, ...._{[ READ MORE...]}

Aitong is his preferred “mother” and Burra is still his best friend amongst the younger set..._{[READ MORE...]}

Sosian seems much better behaved in this month’s Diary, even playing peacemaker along with Sally and Burra to discipline..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Like most of the elephant calves who come in older than 6 months, and who have been deprived of milk for sometime, but are still milk dependent, Napasha suffered from..._{[READ MORE...]}

First to come to greet them were what is known as “The Baby Group” headed by Mweya, whose group includes those fairly recent arrivals who had shared the Nursery with Seraa and Mpala - namely Thoma, Burra..._{[READ MORE...]}

Reading the Diary one becomes aware of strong attachments between individual orphans. For instance, Aitong adores Sweet Sally, often taking her to feed apart from the others. Mweiga loves little Solango, who is a great favourite with them all, being the smallest. Burra... _{[ READ MORE...]}

The rains have arrived at last, and plans are afoot to move Seraa, Mpala, and, hopefully, Morani, down to join the older elephants..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Sally, Sosian, Mweya , Thoma and Burra had a wonderful mudbath with two waterbucks watching close by...._{[ READ MORE...]}

An orphan who "trembled" violently with fear was poor Edie when the hyena the orphans had..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Burra was very afraid when he found a large, hairy baboon sitting in his path..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Once we could be sure that the rains in Tsavo had turned the vegetation lush and green, plans went ahead to move the four oldest Nursery Elephants, Thoma, Burra, Sosian ..._{[ READ MORE...]}

Thoma and Seraa adore Wendi, but the boys, Sosian, Mpala, Solango and Burra are wary of the tiny newcomer..._{[ READ MORE...]}

The Nursery Elephant that loves Wendi best is "Seraa", and we are pleased about this, because once the country turns green down in Tsavo, Thoma, Burra and Sosian and possibly Solango..._{[ READ MORE...]}

"Elephants are truly friendly animals and they live just as we live as humans. At the Nursery we have Thoma who is the group leader of the young elephants, Burra, Solango, Seraa, Mpala and Sosian who is older than Thoma and a male..._{[ READ MORE...]}

It has been a quiet month in the Nairobi Nursery, with all the babies thriving and gaining weight. Looking back at photographs that depict..._{[ READ MORE...]}

We now again have 6 infant elephants in the Nursery. Thoma and Seraa, our two little females, are the best of friends, Solango and Sosian likewise, whilst Burra ..._{[READ MORE...]}

June was a quiet and rewarding month for us, with all the Nursery elephants thriving, happy, and steadily gaining weight - until the night of the 28th when Burra ..._{[READ MORE...]}

Again, the new baby "Burra" would have liked to join Ndara, ..._{[READ MORE...]}

Natumi, Salama and Laikipia went to feed away from the others on their own, joining the main group again just before mudbath. After mudbath Imenti and Emily played..._{[READ MORE...]}