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Latest News & Updates:

1. The DSWT 2012 Newsletter and An African Love Story
   
   

   

   The DSWT iWorry Campaign and The DSWT Give a Gift Website and The DSWT Wilderness Journal
   
   

   

   Ivory Victims
   
   

   People say to us “How can you carry on, amidst so much heartbreak and tragedy; amidst so many setbacks and such profound suffering” - The answer is that we take our cue from the elephants themselves, who witness suffering and heartbreak on an almost daily basis, yet still have the courage to turn the page and focus on the living. Saving the Elephants is a cause that The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust will never give up for it has been a struggle that has spanned a lifetime and will continue as long as Elephants exist on the planet. We will do what we can, whenever we can, and with the support of caring people all over the world we will continue to do our utmost, and our best, just as we always have. (read more)

2. The Rescue of Tundani - 6/10/2013

   On the 8th of April 2013 Nick Trent, the DSWTs pilot operating in the Tsavo Conservation Area, made an urgent call to the Kaluku HQ reporting that he had discovered a lone baby elephant calf within the Ithumba area in the northern sector of Tsavo East. (read more)

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3. A tiny premature baby arrives in our care late Friday night - 6/8/2013

   Mahindini was born near lake Naivasha only three days ago. Her mother was a young six year old White rhino living on Oserian Game Sanctuary. (read more)

4. A Visit from the US Ambassador - 6/7/2013

   The US Ambassador to Kenya, Robert Godec, marked World Environment Day (WED) with a visit to the DSWTs elephant nursery in Nairobi on the 5th June 2013. (read more)

Foster an orphan elephant A gift that not only helps save a life but also bequeaths to the recipient an endearing icon that will be both educational and appealing.  This is a living gift of a wonderful animal, the largest mammal on earth, and a gift that enables someone to become a part of the life of the elephant of your choice.

5. The Orphans' Southern Rehabilitation Unit in Tsavo East National Park - 6/6/2013

   8,000 sq. miles of the desolate, arid and un-populated Taru Desert which formed the formidable natural barrier between the busy fertile eastern coastline of Kenya and the interior, became The Tsavo National Park in l949. (read more)

6. Shimba's progress after being mauled by a lion - 5/30/2013

   On Saturday 6th April 2013 our precious Shimba was attacked by a lion. Seven-year-old Shimba has been with us since infancy. (read more)

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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a small flexible charity, established in memory of David Sheldrick, famous Naturalist and founder Warden of Kenya's giant Tsavo East National Park in which he served from 1948 until 1976. 

Since its inception in 1977 the Trust has played an extremely significant and important role in Kenya's conservation effort.  Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick along with Six Trustees assisted by an Advisory Committee of practical Naturalists with a lifetime experience of African conditions oversee and direct the operations of the Trust.

Helping save the lives of orphaned Elephants and Rhinos who are ultimately released back into the wild is just some of the many wildlife commitments The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is involved in.  The Trust runs seven full time Desnaring teams, two mobile Veterinary Units, and is active in a Community Outreach Program along with working with the communities in an educational capactiry locally,  and through articles for the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, the Press and Radio Programs.  The Trust has also provided advanced training in wildlife management for promising students. 

The Trust continues to provide a blueprint for the welfare of animals in captivity and, in the case of elephants, illustrated the sophistication of their communication and their social needs.  It has perpetuated vital field knowledge and experience that would otherwise have been lost, and made it available to all national parks in East Africa and many beyond.

The Trust provides continual support for The Kenyan Wildlife Service through our Desnaring efforts within the Tsavo Ecosystem and the Mobile Veterinary Units, but also through support of security fuel, and electrically fencing sensitive National Park boundaries, alleviating human wildlife conflict.  The Trust supports indigenous tree nurseries, and water projects in both Tsavo National Park and in the bordering community areas.

This web site contains valuable information concerning Elephant & Rhino Conservation, elephant emotion, the orphans who have been raised by us, and much more.

'Saving wildlife and wilderness is the responsibility of all thinking people. Greed and personal gain must not be permitted to decimate, despoil and destroy the earth's irreplaceable treasure for its existence is essential to the human spirit and the well-being of the earth as a whole. All life has just one home - the earth - and we as the dominant species must take care of it.'   

Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick