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Loxodonta africana
These are orphan elephants in the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Rehabilitation center just outside of Nairobi Kenya. These baby elephants are showing up for lunch (giant bottles of milk).
Their mothers were killed by poachers for their tusks. Currently the price for Ivory is higher than gold, which should put in perspective why poachers are currently higher in activity this decade then any previous. The illegal animal trade is a very serious problem in Africa and in all National reserves. With so much land, rangers can only cover so much and lose animals despite their best efforts... These animal include but are not limited to: Rhinos, Giraffes, Secretary Birds, Lions, Cheetahs, ect. Pretty much the Big 5 are always the main targets.. For more information visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and check out the link to a video I posted below: http://vimeo.com/76119923
Spotted on Oct 14, 2013
Submitted on Oct 14, 2013
4 Comments
Good notes on poaching. Thanks.
They do! There was also a very sick rhino there when I visited, but no pictures of him.
So lucky that you got to visit the David Sheldrick rehab centre! I think they do some amazing work there.
There are more pictures, I'm just having trouble getting them off my External Hard drive... But please check out the website for this awesome wildlife trust!