The following is Elephant Orphan named: MURKA  (foster now)

Name Gender Date Born Location Found Age on Arrival Comments Reason for being Orphaned
 MURKA  Female  Wednesday, November 26, 2008 On the border of Tsavo West and the Rombo area.  Approximately 20 months old  She was found abandoned with a spear lodged in her head. It is suspected her mother was poached.  Poaching 

Elephant Orphan Gallery for MURKA:
 

 Murka Daphne and Murka Murka in Nairobi eight days later.jpg Ten days later the axe wound on her back show signs of good healing with new tissue evident.jpg
Murka
photo taken on 7/26/2010


Daphne and Murka
photo taken on 7/22/2010


Murka in Nairobi eight days later.jpg
photo taken on 7/16/2010


Ten days later the axe wound on her back show signs of good healing with new tissue evident.jpg
photo taken on 7/16/2010


 Murka Cleaning her wounds in the Nairobi nursery.jpg Murka in her stockade feeding - Nairobi nursery.jpg Having her wounds cleaned and dressed.jpg
Murka
photo taken on 7/15/2010


Cleaning her wounds in the Nairobi nursery.jpg
photo taken on 7/14/2010


Murka in her stockade feeding - Nairobi nursery.jpg
photo taken on 7/12/2010


Having her wounds cleaned and dressed.jpg
photo taken on 7/11/2010


 Cleaning the wounds regularly.jpg Murka Murka safely at Nairobi Leleruk stunned by what he sees
Cleaning the wounds regularly.jpg
photo taken on 7/11/2010


Murka
photo taken on 7/8/2010


Murka safely at Nairobi
photo taken on 7/8/2010


Leleruk stunned by what he sees
photo taken on 7/8/2010


 Murka in the stockades at Voi the day after her rescue.jpg Preparing the calf on the stretcher for the flight ahead Preparing to capture the calf for the flight to Nairobi.jpg Amos checks on the calf during the flight.jpg
Murka in the stockades at Voi the day after her rescue.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


Preparing the calf on the stretcher for the flight ahead
photo taken on 7/8/2010


Preparing to capture the calf for the flight to Nairobi.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


Amos checks on the calf during the flight.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


 Daphne preparing what is required to clean Murka's wounds Dame Daphne in the veterinary store at the Nairobi Nursery The calf is darted with stressnil and then laid onto the stretcher.  Carrying the calf from the stockades into the waiting pickup was hard work.jpg The spear and how deep it penetrated her head
Daphne preparing what is required to clean Murka's wounds
photo taken on 7/8/2010


Dame Daphne in the veterinary store at the Nairobi Nursery
photo taken on 7/8/2010


The calf is darted with stressnil and then laid onto the stretcher. Carrying the calf from the stockades into the waiting pickup was hard work.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


The spear and how deep it penetrated her head
photo taken on 7/8/2010


 The spear head that was lodged in Murka's head.jpg The keepers look on with concern at the extent of her injuries.jpg The close up of the spear wound.jpg The calf is injected with Stressnil - before being prepared for the flight.jpg
The spear head that was lodged in Murka's head.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


The keepers look on with concern at the extent of her injuries.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


The close up of the spear wound.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


The calf is injected with Stressnil - before being prepared for the flight.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


 The calf is injected with Stressnil - before being prepared for the flight.jpg The spear was lodged six inches into the calf's head.jpg Close up of the axe wounds on the calf's back.jpg The axe wound close up, before being cleaned.jpg
The calf is injected with Stressnil - before being prepared for the flight.jpg
photo taken on 7/8/2010


The spear was lodged six inches into the calf's head.jpg
photo taken on 7/7/2010


Close up of the axe wounds on the calf's back.jpg
photo taken on 7/7/2010


The axe wound close up, before being cleaned.jpg
photo taken on 7/7/2010


 The calf during the flight to Nairobi.jpg
The calf during the flight to Nairobi.jpg
photo taken on 7/7/2010


 
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