Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Nairobi
A must visit for any traveler to East Africa is the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage which is engaged in rescuing orphaned baby Elephants and take care of them, nursing them, performing surgeries if required. When the elephants become 4 years old they are left back in wilderness. Currently they have about 27 baby elephants. Out of which is one blind Elephant which though much older it is being kept protected. Between 11 am to 12.00 noon the baby Elephants come to the designated place where bottles of milk ( human milk formula with other nutrients are added) are given to them. Then the ranger explains when and where was that particular baby rescued and what's its current age. They come close to you enabling you to touch them Thank you David Sheldrick the one Man whose service gas helped this project to get established and has been carried on for the last 45 years in operating the most successful rescue and conser...